Paladi Kalavathi v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer Criminal Petition No. 61 of 2025, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, decided 04.07.2025 by J. Sreenivas Rao, J. Petitioners (Paladi Kalavathi, Srinivas Paladi, Padmavathi Paladi, Paladi Rambabu - accused A-1 to A-4 in Crime No. 361 of 2025, Mahabubnagar Rural Police Station) sought transfer of FIR investigation to Saroornagar Police Station/Ranga Reddy District under Section 447 BNSS (cf. 407 Cr.P.C.); stay sought via I.A. No. 1 of 2025 under Section 447(6) BNSS. Court flagged maintainability citing law in Ram Chander Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu ((1978) 2 SCC 5, as footnoted). Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue other legal remedies; miscellaneous applications closed. Keywords: transfer criminal petition, S.447 BNSS, FIR 361/2025, Mahabubnagar Rural PS, Saroornagar PS, maintainability, withdrawn.
What did the court decide?
Permission accorded to the petitioners to withdraw the Transfer Criminal Petition with liberty to avail the remedies available under law; the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn and pending miscellaneous applications (including I.A. No. 1 of 2025 for stay) are closed.