Raziya Sultana v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court (Hyderabad) WP 35712/2022, Justice J. Sreenivas Rao, 10-10-2025 — writ petition DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION WITHOUT COSTS after petitioner's absence on 26-09-2025, 08-10-2025 and 10-10-2025 (listed under caption 'For Dismissal'). Petition had sought an Article 226 writ of mandamus to declare the SHO Subedari's conduct of the Crime No. 367/2018 enquiry and the filing of charge sheet CC No. 360/2019 (false statements) illegal, to set aside that charge sheet pending before VI AJFCM, Warangal, and to direct a fresh charge sheet identifying the eyewitness; stay sought under Section 151 CrPC (IA No. 1 of 2022). AGP for Home (B. Sridhar) cited Pradnya Pranial Kulkarni v. State of Maharashtra (Apex Court) for non-maintainability of a quashal writ under Article 226 — submission recorded, not adjudicated. Pending miscellaneous applications closed; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Since there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner on the last three occasions, the Court had no option except to dismiss the writ petition, observing that the petitioner appeared to have no interest in prosecuting the matter; accordingly the writ petition was dismissed for non-prosecution, and pending miscellaneous applications were ordered closed.