Porika Roopsingh v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, Writ Petition No.13026 of 2017, decided 01-09-2025 by Justice N.Tukaramji (single bench). Petitioner Porika Roopsingh; respondents: State of Telangana (Home Department), Executive Magistrate & Tahsildar Hasanparthy, Prohibition & Excise Inspector Hanamkonda. Subject: challenge to order MC.No.21/2017 dated 23.03.2017 directing penalty of Rs.1,00,000/- under show cause notice issued in pursuance of bond executed by petitioner, failing which imprisonment until expiry of bond period; interim direction 11.04.2017 (no arrest); bond period elapsed with no extension; writ petition dismissed as infructuous, no costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed. Statutes: Article 226, Constitution of India; Section 151 CPC. Advocates: B. Muralidhar (petitioner), R. Laxmikanth Reddy (AGP Home), Arun Kumar (AGP Prohibition & Excise).
What did the court decide?
The period of the bond has elapsed and there was no further execution or extension of the bond.