Disposed

Mr. Mohsin Bafana v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC16 Jun 2025WP/16115/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Petitioner alleged police were coercing him to withdraw a pending civil suit over property at the behest of respondent No.6. The court held police involvement in civil disputes contrary to their duties under the police acts, and directed investigation of Crime No.160 of 2025 strictly according to law without interfering in the civil dispute or pressuring the petitioner.

What did the court decide?

Respondent authorities directed to investigate Crime No.160 of 2025 strictly per law without interfering in the civil dispute or pressuring petitioner to withdraw O.S. No.367 of 2023; miscellaneous pe

Mr. Mohsin Bafana Vs The State of Telangana — Quashing and FIR | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH^{COURTFORTHE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD} (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^SRI JUSTICE^{T.VINOD KUMAR}

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WRIT PETITION NO: 16115 OF 2025

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Between:

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l\4r. Mohsin Bafana, S/o Sayeed Bin Abubaker Bafana,^{Aged about.68_years, Occ.} Business, Rl/o. H. No 18-11-67121c, Chandrayan Gutta, Barkas,^Bandlaguda, Hyderabad.

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..PETITIONER

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana, rept., by lt's^{PrincipalSecretary Home Department,} Dr. B.R Ambedkar Building, Secretariat^Hyderabad.

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2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad^{CityPolice,Central Command and} Control Room, Road No. 12, Hyderabad.

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The Deputy Commissioner of^Police, South^{East Zone,Saidabad X Road'} Hyderabad

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4 The Assistant Commissioner of Police,^{ChandrayanguttaDivision,} Bandlaguda, Hyderabad.

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5 The Station House Officer, Chandrayangutta^{Police Station, Bandlaguda,} Hyderabad.

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b Salam Bin Sayeed Bafanna,, S/o. Sayeed^{Bin Abubaker Bafana, Agedabout.} 36 years, Oc'c. Business,^{Rl/o. H. No. 1B-11-67121C,Barkas,Bandlaguda,} Hyderabad-05

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of^{the Constitution of lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^filed therewith,^{the High Court may be} pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more^{particularly onein} the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring^{the interference of the respondents} herein particularly respondent^{No. 4 and, 5 pressurizing petitionersto withdraw} civil suit bearing 0.S No.^{367 ot 2023 pending on the file of Vll Senior Civil Judge} City Civil Court, Hyderabad against^{respondentNo.6herein,usingduress and}

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undue influenco against petitioner to deliver the vacant Dhysical possession of property bearing lrlunicipal No, 18-1 1-67121C, (PTIN No 1041831119), Otd No. 1B-11-6712C, a,lmeasuring 256.00 square yards or equiva ent to 214.04 square meters, situate^j at Loadwadi, Chakki Pahad, Barkas, llyderabad, Telangana State to responlent No.6 herein as highly illegal, arbitrary, violation of Article 14 and 2'l 8,300-4 in consequence direct respondents No. 2lo 5 herein to restrain themselves frorn using duress and undue influence agzrinst petitioner, not to interfere into 'Civit l.4atter', not to interfere with petitioners psrsonal life. libe(y and property withoul following due process of law.

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lA NO: 1 OF 201'.5

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fileJ in support of the petition, the High Corrft may be pleased to direct the resporrdent No.5 not to call petitioner to police station to use duress and undue influenc: against him with respect to deliver the vacant physical possession of property bearing Municipal No. 1B-1 1 -67121C, (pTtN No 104183'l I 19),^()ld No. 1B-1 1-6712C, admeasuring 256 00 square yards or equivalent Io 21 1.O4 square meters, situated at Loadwadi, Chakki pahad, Barkas, Hyderabad, Telangana State to respondent No.6 hereir pending main writ petition.

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Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI ZABI UR RAHMAN KHAN

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Counsel for the Respondents No.1to5 : GP FOR HOME

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Counsel for the Respondents No.6 :

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR

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WRIT PETITION No.15115 OF 2025

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ORDER

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Heard Mr. Zabi Ur Rahman Khan, Iearned Counsel for the pelilioner, lcarned Government Pleader lor Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 5 and pcrused the record and with the consent of learned Counsel appearing for the parties, the Writ Petition is taken up lor hearing and disposal at the stage of admission.

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Having regard to the nature of lis involved and the manner of disposal of the Writ Petition, this Court is of the view that notice to unofficial rcspondcnt is not nccessary for adjudication of the prescnt Wrir Pctition.

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The case of thc pcti[ioner, in brief, is that though a civil dispute exists betu,een the petitioncr and 6rtr respondent in relation to properLy bearing Municipal No.18-11-67i C (mlN No. 1O41831119), admeasuring 256 square yards situated at Loadwadi, Chakki Pahad, Barkas, Hyderabad which are subjudice before the competent Court of civil jurisdiction, uide O.S. No.367 of 2023 on the lilc of VII Senior Civil Judge at Hyderabad; Lhe rcspondent Nos.4 and 5 are interfering in civil

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disputes and^{coercingthe petitioner to withdrar"I hc rrforesaid} suit at ,he behest^{of 6'respondcnt, u'lrich iction olthc} respondcnt it is^{conlendcdishighlyillcgalrrbitrary and} u,ilhout z,uLhoritY of^larv.

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Pe' contra, iearned^{Govcrnment Pleadcl-illlpoarlng oI1} behalf o1 respondents^{whilcdenyingthe u'rit ervc:'tnents'u'ould} submit that the^{6tl' rcspondent herein had apl)rr)itohed thc 51"} respondt nt^{ar-rdlodged a complaint on 09 06 2C)':) zrt ():OO p'rn;} thal thr:^{-espondet.It aul.horit) (rnrecrir in11 lh.alorcsaid} complairrt have made^{a G.Dentry, and i'ltclcausitrg} preliminrry enquiry^{have registered a casc uidr IrlR No 160 of} 2025 or. 12.06.2025^{against the pclitioner'ht rt inr-tnderthe} provisiorrs oI Scction^{332(c),351(3),115(2)r(]i (l \'irh Sccrir)n} 3(5) of IINSS;^{and that the authorities havc zrls'o issrtednoLicc} under S:ctior-r^{35(3) of BNSS to the petitioner'}

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Lt arnerl Clovernment^{Pleaderwould lurtlur submit thzrt} sillce tlre authorities^{have regislercdthezr[ol't srLid <:rime and} issued rroticc under^{Section 35(3)of thc BNSS'lhc authorities} are con,lrtt:ing invcstigation^{in thc aforcsairlcrinr'' in irccordal'rcc} n,ith lavr.

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I have taken^{notice of the respectivecont(]lltionsLtrgcd}

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Though on behalf of the respondents it is contended that the respondent authorities are not involving in the civil dispute or pressurizing the petitioner to withdraw the suit uide O.S. No.367 of 2023 pending on thc file of VII Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad against the 6d. respondent herein, it is to be noted that not only the respondent authorities by registering the complaint, the contents of which on the face of it discloses of pendency of civil proceeding, would show the sard aulhorities involving themselves in civil disputc contrary to the duties of the policc officers in terms of thc provisions of H),dcrabad City Police Act 1348 Fasli, A.P. (Andhra Area) District Police Act, 1859 and A.P. (Telangana Area) 1329 Fasli and also Code of Conduct for the police in India as detailed by this Court in the case of S. Masthan Saheb and others u. P.S.R. Anjanegulu d.nd. othersl

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Since, on behalf of the respondents it is now claimed that the rcspondent authorities had registered a casc against the petitioner uide Crime No.16O of 2025 and having issued notice to the petitioner under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), this Court is of the view that the respondent authorities are to bc directed to conduct

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invcstigal.iort lnto^{lhe aforesaidcrime strictly in at:':ordance u'ith} larv withour interfering^{inthe civil disputethat mayexist} be t$.een _he^{petitioner and the unofficial responderll herein or to} pressuriz c rhc petitioner^{to rvithdrawthe suit l lcd uide O S} No.36Tcf2023onthefileofVIISeniorCivilJrrdgc'CityCivil Court, H^gdcrabad.

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g. Subjcct to the^{aboveobservation,the \l'lrit Pelitionis} disposed o[^{No costs.}

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Misct:llaneous^{petitions,ifany, pendinq in the Writ} Pctition, shall stand^closed.

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sd/- s. r$ALLIKARJUNA^RAO slprarur REGISTRAR ,4P i\ ===-:=--'//TRUE COPY// "ISECTION OFFICER

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To,

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1 . The Prinr:ipal Secretary^{Home Department, Dr. B.R} bedkar Building, Secretarirt State of^{Telangana,Hyderabad}

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