Prayaga Venkata Uma Maheswara Sastry Vs The State of Telangana

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IN THE HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD}

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MONDAY,^{THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENry FIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI^{JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9879^{OF 2025}

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Between:

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Prayaga Venkata Uma^{Maheswara Sastry, S/o. Venkata Srinivasa Sastry,Age:} 38 yeirs Occ: Business,^{R/o. H.No.19-50/1} ,^{Road No.1,GouthamNagar,} Malkajgiri, Near Anutex,^{Medchal -Matkajgiri District}

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..PETITIONER/ACCUSED

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana,^{Throughthe Public Prosecutor, High Court of} Telangana' Hyderabad'

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...RES'.NDENT No.1/coMpLArNANT

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2 Sri Hari Krishna^{Kishore Challa,S/o. Butchi Venkateshwara Sharma, Aged} aboul. 42^{years, Occupation:R/o Plot No. 50, Beside HanumanTemple,} Bowrampet Village,^{Medchal - Malkajgiri, Telangana.}

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...RESPONDENT No.2/DE-FACTO^COMPLAINANT

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Petition under section^{528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Groundsof criminalPetition,the Highcourtmay} be pleased to^{quash the crime. No. 334/2025 registeredat Dundigal Police} Station, cyberabad^{for offences under sections406,42O,506IPC andSectton} 175(3) BNSS, against the^{petitioner/accusedby holding the same'}

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.A. NO: 2 OF 2025

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Petition under section^{528 of BNSS prayingthat in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Grounds of criminalPetition,the High courtmay} be pleased to direct^{Kotak MahindraBank Ltd., Gandi Maisamma Branch, to} unfreeze all bank^{accounts linkedto the phone numbers 9652867492 and} 6300515759, as well^{as the PAN numbers BCEPP3186K,AYAPT2715R, and} BACPS2687G of the^{petitioner,which have beenfrozen pursuantto the} impugned action,^{pending disposalof the above quash petition'}

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LA. NO: 3OF2025

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Petition under section^{528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances} stated in the^{l\rlemorandumof Groundsof criminalPetition,the Highcourtmay}

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be pleased to grant a stay of a further proceedings including appearance of the petitioner/Accused in crime. No. 334/2025 registered at Dundigal police station, cyberabad for offences under sections 406, 420,506 lpc and section 175(3) BNSS pending disposal of the above quash petition.

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminar^petition and upon hearing the arguments of sri. K. swE]-HA, Advocate for the petitioner and the sri. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No..1 and of None appeared for the Respondent No.2.

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The Court made the following ORDER:

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE N.TUI{ARAMJI}

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.9879^{OF 2o25}

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ORDER

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This Criminal Petition is^hled under^{Section 528 of Bharatiya} Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,^{2023 (for short BNSS, 2O23) seeking} quashment of the proceedings in^{Crime No.334 of 2025 on the hle} of the Dundigal Police^{Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate,} against the^{petitioner-accused.}

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The petitioner is arrayed^{as sole accused in Crime No.334of} 2025 registered for the^{offences punishable under Sections 4O6,} 42O and 506 of Indian Penal^{Code and Section i75(3) of Bharatiya} Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,^2023.

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Heard Mr.K.Swetha, learned^{counsel for the petitioner and} Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla,^{learned AdditionalPublic} Prosecutor appearing for the^{respondent No.1-State.}

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Learned counsel for^{the petitionerwould submitthat though} the petitioner is to see^{the process through and the alleged} offences are punishable with^{an imprisonmentof less than seven} years, the Police concerned^{have not issued any notice under} $ection^{35 (3) of BNSS, 2023,} AS such, the Petitioner-^E

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apprehending coercive measures against him. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation, hence prayed for necessar5r directions for issuance of notice as per law.

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karned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the Police concerned are ready to issue 35 (3) of BNSS, 2023 notice ald as per his instructions, the petitioner is not available for personal serrrice and he may directed to cooperate with the investigation.

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I have perused the materials on record

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Having regard to the fact that the alleged offences are punishable with an imprisonment below seven years and as the petitioner is to engage himself in the process, without going into merits of the matter, the petitioner is directed to appear before the SHO, Dundigal Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, within a period of one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, whereupon, the Investigating Oflicer shall issue notice on the petitioner under Section 35 (3) of BNSS, 2023 in Crime No.334 of 2025 ald take up further proceedings as per the guidelines of Antesh Kumar o. State of Bihart scrupulously. In

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