T.Anjaneyulu, Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

T.Anjaneyulu, Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None; writ petition dismissed as infructuous without costs

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Official Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 - alleged high-handed behaviour, abuse of the High Court order and threat to beat the petitioner in the presence of his counsel at Gadwal Town Police Station on 12.12.2017 - was illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Having regard to the subsequent developments during the pendency of the petition, the absence of any material substantiating the allegations made therein, and the acquittal that resulted in the criminal case, the Court considered that no further adjudication is warranted and that nothing survives for consideration in the petition.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petition was accordingly dismissed as infructuous, with no costs.ratio¶¶43
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the Writ Petition were ordered to stand closed.ratio¶¶44

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (N. Tukaramji, J.), W.P. No. 42875 of 2017, decided 07.10.2025 - T. Anjaneyulu v. State of Telangana and others. The writ petition alleged that Official Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 (police officers) acted in a high-handed manner, abused a High Court order and threatened to beat the petitioner in the presence of his counsel at Gadwal Town Police Station on 12.12.2017, when he had gone to obtain a copy of the Court's order in Criminal Petition No. 12145 of 2017 dated 08.12.2017 (arising from Crime No. 440 of 2017 under IPC sections read with S. 109 IPC, S. 30(1) AMASR Act 1958 and S. 20 IT Act), terming the conduct illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioner - arraigned as Accused No. 5 in Crime No. 440 of 2017, which culminated in C.C. No. 1462 of 2019 before the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Gadwal - was acquitted by judgment dated 23.01.2024 after a full-fledged trial. Finding the allegations unsubstantiated and nothing surviving for adjudication, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, imposed no costs, and ordered pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jwisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

wRlT PETITION NO: 42875 OF 2017

Between:

T.Anjaneyulu, S/o.Rajaiah, Aged about 38 years, Occ; RTC Conductor, R/o.3-46, Thadlapally Village, Thadalapally Mandal, Rangareddy District. T.S.

.....PETITIONER

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1 . The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, liome Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

The Superindent of Police, Jogulambha Gadwal, At Gadwal District.T.S.

The Deputy Superindent of Police, Jogulanbha Gadwal, At Gadwal District.T.S.

The Station House Officer, Gadwal Town police Station. Jogulambhe Gadwal(Mahabubnagar), District, Telangana

Sri Tuppuri Srinivas, Sub-inspector of Police, Gadwal Town Police station, At Gadwal.

Kothini Bala Raju, S/o.Ramamaswamy, ASed about 30 years, Occ Agriculture. R/o.Nadiagrharam Village, Gadwal mandal, Mahaboobnagar (JogulambhaGadwal), District.T.S.

,....RESPONDENTS

Petition Under Article 226 ot the Constitution of lMia pray.ing that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order, Direction rnor€ particulady one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the adion of the Official respondents no.4 and 5 AND high handed bevehier, abuse and Threateneded to Beet the petitioner by Abusing the High court order in presenoe of Council for petitioner when the petitioner has present at Gadwal town Police station on 12-12-2017 at

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1-30^p.M. for supply^{of copy of order of Hon'ble High court in criminal Petition'} NO.12145 0t 2017^{0ated-o8-12-20t7in crime no.440 0f ,lr 17 under sec. 297,} 447,37g,51 1 r/w'sec.109^{of IPC AND Sec.30(i)AMASR Atr 1958 and Sec.20 of} ITT Act , on the^file of^{Judicial first class magistrate Ga,j val Mahaboobnagar} District, Telangana^{state, as illegal, arbitrary, viotative of Arli le 14, 2'l and 300-A} of the Constitution^{of lndia.}

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Petition Under Section^{151 CPC praying that in the cir ;umstancesstatedin} the affidavit filed^{in support of the petition, the High cour maybe pleasedto} direct the Respondents^{no.4& 5 to stop the illegalHarassrr3nt on the Petitioner} and not to arrest illegally^{in the crime no.440 of 2o17 in tl:file of P.S.Gadwel} Town,JogulambhaGadwal(Mahabubnagr)District,Ttlanganastateand consequently Direct the^{Respondent no.2to take proper i] ;tion on Respondent} no.S for abuse of the^{Hon'ble High court order in Presertre of council for the} petitioner, pending disposal of the writ^petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner^{: SRI VANKANI MALLESHAM}

Counsel for the Respondent^{Nos.1to 4 : GP FOR HOME}

Counsel for the Respondent^{Nos.S & 6 :} -

The Corlrt made the following^ORDER

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THE HON'BLE^{SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI} WRIT PETI^{TION No.42875oF 2017}

ORDER

This Writ Petition^{is filed with the followingrelief:}

"Io issue a Wit, Order or^{Direction more pafiiculady one in} lhe nature of^{Writ of Mandamus dectaing the action of} official respondent^{Nos4 and 5 and high haded behavbur'} abuse and^{threatenedlo beat the} Wtitioner^{by abusing the} High Coud order^{in thepresen@ of Counsel br petitioner} when the^{petitionerhas present at Gadwal Town police} station on^{12.122017at 1:30 p-m. for supply of copy of} order of High^{Courl in CriminalPetition No'12145of 2O17} dated 08.12.2017^{in Crime No 440 of 2017 under Section} 2g7, 447, 37g.^{511 read withSection 109 of IPC and} Section 3O(i)^{AMASR Act' 1958 aN Section20 of lT Act on} fhe file of^{Judrciat/C/assMagistrate,Gadwal} Mahaboobnagar^{Distrrct,Tetangana State, as illegal'} arbitrary, violative^{ofAtticles14, 21 and 30GAof} Constitution^{of lndn.. ..}

None appeared^{for the petitioner'}

Learned Assistant^{Government Pleader for Fkcme submits} 3. that the^{petitioner is arrayed as AccusedNo' 5 in Crime No' 440} of 2017, which culminated^{in C C. No. 1462 of 2019 on the file of} the Additional Judrcial^{Magistrate of FirstClass,Gadwal' After a} full-fledged trial, the petitioner was^{acquitted by judgment dated}

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23.01 .2024. ln virew of the said acquittal, the conter .ion raised by the petitioner no longer survives for consideration.

+. I have perused the material available on recc,r^j.

S^. The petitioner contends that respondent Nos I and 5 acted in a high-handed manner by compelling him to atr nd the police station to furnish a copy of the order passed by this )ourt in Crl.P. No. 12145 of 2O17. However, having regard to tll subsequent developments that occurred during the pendency r f the present petition, and in the absence of any material sutx tanliating the allegations made therein, and since the crim r al case has in acquittal, this Court is of the considerex view that no .resulted further adjudication is warranted and that nothirrr survives for consideration in this petition.

Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed z s infructuous. No costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in th: Petition, shall stand closed.

SD/.A.H S.GOWRI SHANKAR ASS STANT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

The Principal Secretary. Home Deoartment. Secretariat State of Telanoana

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The Superindent of Police, Jogulambha Gadwal, At Gadwal District. T.S. 3. The Deputy Superindent of Police, Jogulanbha Gadwal at Gadwal District.T.S. 4. The Station House fficer, Gadwal Town police Station. Jogulambha Gadwal(Mahabubnagar), District, Telangana.

Sri Tuppuri Srinivas, Sub-inspector of Police, Gadwal Town police Station at Gadwal.

T.wo CCs to GP FOR HOME, H(7h Court for the State of Telangana at

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One CC to SRI VANKANI MALLESHAM, Advocate tOpUCI

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ORDER

WP.No.42875 of 2017

DISMISSING THE W.P

AS INFRUCTUOUS WTHOUT COSTS.

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