Thorpunoori Praveen Kumar Goud v. the State of Telangana

Telangana HC17 Sept 2025WP/11719/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quashing of FIR / Crime No. 230 of 2023 dated 13-04-2023; Sections 447, 427 r/w 34 IPC; Abdullapurmet Police Station, Rachakonda District; writ petition closed as cause did not survive; final report filed; cognizance taken as C.C.No. 575 of 2024 by XIV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Hayathnagar; summons issued to petitioner; liberty to avail remedies under law including writ grounds; Article 226 mandamus; IA No. 1 of 2023 under Section 151 CPC; no costs; Justice J. Sreenivas Rao; Telangana High Court; decided 17-09-2025.

What did the court decide?

No quashing granted; writ petition closed without adjudication, with liberty granted to the petitioner to avail remedies available under law including the grounds raised in the writ petition; pending miscellaneous applications ordered closed; no costs. ¶¶48

Thorpunoori Praveen Kumar Goud Vs the State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should be issued quashing Crime No. 230 of 2023 dated 13-04-2023 registered by the 5th respondent (SHO, Abdullapurmet Police Station) against the petitioner under Sections 447, 427 r/w 34 IPC on the complaint of the 7th and 9th respondents as illegal and arbitrary, and whether the petitioner should be restrained from future FIR registrations and detention arising therefrom.

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Court's answer

Since, during pendency of the writ petition, the Investigating Officer filed the final report and the XIV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Hayathnagar took cognizance numbering the case as C.C.No.575 of 2024 and issued summons to the petitioner, the cause in the present writ petition does not survive for adjudication.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition is accordingly closed, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to avail remedies available under law, including the grounds raised in the present writ petition; pending miscellaneous applications stand closed; no costs.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 11719 of 2023 (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, decided 17-09-2025, Justice J. Sreenivas Rao): Petitioner Thorpunoori Praveen Kumar Goud sought a writ of mandamus quashing Crime No. 230 of 2023 dated 13-04-2023 (Sections 447, 427 r/w 34 IPC) registered by the SHO, Abdullapurmet Police Station (5th respondent) on the complaint of the 7th and 9th respondents, and restraint against future FIRs and detention; IA No. 1 of 2023 (S. 151 CPC) sought stay of proceedings. During pendency, the Investigating Officer filed the final report before the XIV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Hayathnagar, who took cognizance, numbered the case C.C.No. 575 of 2024 and issued summons to the petitioner. The Court held the cause did not survive for adjudication, closed the writ petition granting the petitioner liberty to avail available remedies including the grounds raised therein, closed pending miscellaneous applications, and made no costs order.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO

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WRIT PETITION NO: 11719 OF 2023

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Between:

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THORPUNOORI PRAVEEN KUMAR GOUD, S/o. T. Narsimha, Aged. 44 years, Occ. Business, Ri/o. 4-6, Abdullapur Vlllage and Mandal, RR District, Telangana State

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AND

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THE STATE OF TELANGANA, Rep by its Prl. Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad

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THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, Rachakonda Commissionerate, Naredmet, Hyderabad

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THE DY. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, Rachakonda Commissionerate, Lbnagar, Hyderabad

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THE ASST. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, Rachakonda Commissionerate, At Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad

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THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, Abdullapurmet Police Station Rangareddy district

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SRl. B. KISHAN , the Sl of Police Abdullapurmet Police Station, RR District 7. PANDILWAR KISHOR RAMESH RAO, S/o. Pandilwar Ramesh, Aged. 60 years, Occ. Business, Fl/o. Degloor Road, Nal Abdul, Udgir, Latur, Maharashtra

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Sri. B. P. C. SEKHARA BABU, S/o. Thirmala Rao, Aged. 54 years, Occ. Business, Rl/o. Flat no. F-67, Madhuranagar, Hyderabad

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VANKMAMIDI ABHINAY, Sio. V. Sunil Aged. 42 years, Occ. Business, Fl/o.

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H. No. 1-8-48, Krishnanagar colony, PG Road, Secunderabad

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ, Order or Direction more particularly Writ of Mandamus quashing the Crime no. 230 of 2O23 Dl. 13-04-2023 under See. 447,427 Nw. Sec. 34 IPC registered by the Sth respondent against the petitioner and others on the complaint of the 7th and 9th respondents herein as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to restrain the Sth and the 6th respondents from registering Cases/

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Crime/s / FIR/s against the petitioner on the false, frivolous and illegal complainU s (crime/ s or c;rse/ s) that would be lodged by the 7th or/and the 9th respondents and detaining the petitioner or his relatives / friends in pursuant to FIR no. 230/ 2023 on the file, of the Sth respondent or such other illegal cases

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lA NO: 1 OF 2023

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings pursuant to Crime no. 230 of 2023 Dt. 13-04-2023 under Sec. 447,427 Rl/w. Sec. 34 IPC on the file of the Sth respondent including detention of th-. petitioner pending disposal of the above writ petition

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Counsel for tl"re Petitioner: SRI M. VENKATESWER RAO

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Counsel for ttre Respondent Nos. 1to5: SRI B. SRIDHAR, AGP FOR HOME

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.7&9: SRI

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 6to8:-

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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TIIE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO

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WRIT PETITION No.11719 of 2023

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ORDER:

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This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to quash Crime No.230 of 2023 on the file of the Abdullapurmet Police Station, Rachakonda District for the offences punishable under Sections 447 and427 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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Heard Mr.M.Venkateswar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.B.Sridhar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Nqs.l -to 5 and Mr.Tejas, leamed counsel for respondent Nos.l and9.

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Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home submitted that during the pendency of this writ'petition, the Investigating Officer, after conducting the investigation, filed final report before the XIV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Hayathnagar.

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The said Court took cognizance of the matter, numbered the case as C.C.No.575 of 2024, and issued summons to the^petitioner and the

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same is pending consideration.

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By virtue of the same, the cause in the present writ petition does not s'rvive for adjudication.

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Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to avail remedies available under law, including the grounds raised in the present writ petition. No costs.

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Pending miscellaneous applications, if ?try, shall stand

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closed.

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SD/. B. REKHA RANI REG //TRUE COPY// ECTION OFFICER To, 1. One C() to SRl. M. VENKATESWER RAO, 2. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME ,High Court for the Telangana at Hyderacad IOUTI 3. One CC to SRl. TEJAS, Advocate [OPUC] : 4. Two Ct) Copies BM I GJP a''lT

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