Gangisetti Baba Veera Venkata Satya Naga Brahma Akhil… — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2026)

Gangisetti Baba Veera Venkata Satya Naga Brahma Akhil… — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dispensation of the personal presence of petitioner Nos. 2 to 5 / accused Nos. 2 to 5 in C.C. No. 303 of 2024, conditioned on their being represented through counsel on each and every date of hearing, with an obligation to appear whenever their presence is required by the trial court and exposure to the trial court proceeding in accordance with law on non-appearance on a date specifically fixed for their appearance; no dispensation relief granted to petitioner No. 1 / accused No. 1; pending miscellaneous applications closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings in C.C. No. 303 of 2024 (Sections 498-A, 506 r/w 34 IPC; Sections 3 & 4, Dowry Prohibition Act) before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court, Khammam, should be quashed as against the petitioners/accused Nos. 1 to 5 (issue as framed on filing; counsel subsequently restricted the prayer). +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, the presence of petitioner Nos. 2 to 5 / accused Nos. 2 to 5 in C.C. No. 303 of 2024 is dispensed with, subject to the condition that they shall be represented through their counsel on each and every date of hearing; if their presence is required they shall appear before the trial court, and in case of their non-appearance on the specific date fixed by the trial court for their appearance, the trial court is entitled to proceed with the matter in accordance with law.

Key takeaways

No such dispensation relief is granted to petitioner No. 1 / accused No. 1, whose personal attendance before the trial court remains required.ratio¶50
Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of, and pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶52

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Procedure – Dispensation of personal attendance – Quash petition under S. 528 BNSS converted by counsel's restricted prayer into appearance-dispensation request – Telangana High Court (Justice J. Sreenivas Rao), Criminal Petition No. 1193 of 2026, order dated 03.02.2026: Petitioners/accused Nos. 1 to 5 in C.C. No. 303 of 2024 (Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court, Khammam; charged under Sections 498-A, 506 r/w 34 IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act) had sought quashing of the proceedings; at hearing the learned counsel restricted the prayer to dispensing the petitioners' appearance, on the ground that the matter before the trial court had not yet ripened for trial and that petitioner Nos. 2 and 4 are housewives while petitioner Nos. 1, 3 and 5 are engaged in business. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor raised no objection to dispensing with the presence of petitioner Nos. 2 to 5. Holding: the presence of accused Nos. 2 to 5 stands dispensed with subject to their being represented through their counsel on each and every date of hearing; they shall appear before the trial court whenever their presence is required, and on their non-appearance on a date specifically fixed for appearance the trial court is entitled to proceed in accordance with law; no such relief is granted to accused No. 1. The criminal petition is disposed of and pending miscellaneous applications stand closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1193 OF 2026

Between:

Gangisetti Baba Veera Venkata Satya Naga Brahma Akhil,, S/o Veera Venkata Satayanarayana aged 25 years, Occ. Business, R/o Dammapeta Village, Bhadradri Kothagudem Distriqt. (A 1)

Gangisetti Radha Sulatha, Wo Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, Aged. 45 years, Occ. House wife, R/o, H.No. 5-15/A, Opp. Balaji Theatre, Dammapeta vrllage, Bhadradri Kothagudem Districrt. (A2)

Gangrsetti Veera Venkata Satyanarayana,, S/o Brahmam, Aged. 48^years, Occ. Business, R/o, H.No. 5-15/A, Opp. Balaji Theatre, Dammapeta village, Bhadradri Kothagudem Districrt. (A3)

Dara Lokeswari, Wo lvlani Sachit, Aged. 25 years, Occ. House wife, R/o Khammampadu Village, A Kondur lrilandal, NTR District A P.(A4)

Dara lrilani Sachit,, S/o Srinivasa Koteswara Rao, Age.28 years, Occ. Business, R/o Khammampadu Village, A Kondur lvlandal, NTR District A P.(A5)

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 TO 5

AND

1 The State of Telangana, thorough Public Prosecutor at High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad.

.. Respondent

Gangisetti Sai Deepika @ Repaka Chandra Sai Deepika,, Wo Gangisetti Akhil, aged 23 years, R/o H.No.^'l-'169, Occ. House wife, D/o Repaka Trimurthulu, Ayyagaripeta, Sathupalli, Bhadradri Kothagudem District.

...RESPONDENT/De-facto COMPLAINANTS

Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. praying that rn the circumstances stated in the A/emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in CC No. 303 of 2O24 on the file of Honorable Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court at Khammam, registered under Sections 498-A, 506 r/w 34 IPC and Sections 3 86 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, as against these^petitioners.

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l.A. NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the ltrlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased p{eased to stay all iurther proceedings in CC No. 303 of 2024 on the file of Honorable Juclrcial l,4agistrate of First Class, Special tt4obile Court at Khammam at Khanrmam

Th s Petrtion conring on for hearing,upon perusing the lt4emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petilron and upon hearing the arguments of Sri B. Yabbez counsel representing Sri P RAIVIA SHARANA SHARIVA, Advocate for the Petitioners and I\4r. Ramachandra Reddy, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No 1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2.

The Court made the following: ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA A'T HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION No.ll93 of 2026

Daae:03.02.2026

Between:

Gangisetti Baba Veera Venkata Satya frtraga Brahma Akhil and four others

.Petitioners

AND

The State of Telangana through Public Prosecutor at l{igh Court of Telangana at Hyderabad and another.

.Respondents

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/accused

Nos. I to 5 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.303 o12024

on the file of the leamed Judicial Magistrate of First Ctass, Special

Mobile Court at Khammam

Heard Sri B.Yabbez, leamed counsel for the petitioners and

Mr.M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public prosecutor for respondent No. l.

Though the Criminal Petition is filed seeking to quash the

proceed(rgs in C.C. No.303 of 2024, the learned counsel for the \

petitioners has restricted his prayer and requested this Court to

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dispense with thc apl)carancc of the petit ioners/accused Nos. I to 5 irr C.C. No.303 ol' 2024 on the lilc of the leamed Judicial N{lgistrate of Irirst^('luss, Specral Mobilc Court :rt Khammam, on thc ground that thc rna er bel()re the trial Court has not yet ripened lbl trial and that pctitioncr Nos.2 and 4 are housewives, while petitioner Nos. l, -], artl -5 arc cngagcd in business

The leamerl r\dditional I)ublic Prosecutor submitted that he has no ob-jection to dispensins with rhe presence of petitioner Nos.2 to S/accuscd Nos.2 ro 5 in C.C. No 303 of 2024.

Taking into considcration the peculiar facts and circumstances ol' thc case, tltc prcscncc rlf petitioner Nos.2 to 5/accused Nos.2 ro 5 in C'.C No.iO3 ot 2024 on the llle of the leamed Judicial Ivlagistrate ot'tlrst Class. Special Mobile Court at Khammam, is dispensed with, subject to the condition that they shall be reprcsentcd lhrough thcir counscl on each and every date ofhearing. ll the prcscncc ol-thc petitioncr is required, they shall appear before the trial (lourt. ln case ol'thcir non-appearance on the specific date flxed by tho trial Cou( lor their appearance, the trial Court is entitled to procced with the rnatter, in accordance

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with law. However, no such .relief is^granted against^petitioner

No. l/accused No.1

Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of.

Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand

closed

Sd/- N. CHANDRA SEKHAR DEPUTY REGIST

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SECTION OFFICER

To,

The J udicia I A/ag istrate of First Class, Special^[t/lo ourt at Khammam 2. The Station Hou se Officer, Police Station WPS Khamm am(Khammam), Khammam.

One CC to SRl. P RAtvlA SHARANA^{SHARA/IA Advocate} [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court^{for the State of Telangana,at} Hyderabad (OUT)

Two CD Copies GE/DL

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HIGH COURT

JSRJ

DATED:03/02/2026

ORDER

CRLP.No.1193 of 2026

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DISPOSING OF THE CRLP WITHOUT COSTS

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