Banoth Sakru Vs The State of Telangana

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IN THE HIGH GOURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO

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CRIMINAL PETITI NO: 1358 OF 2026

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,Between:

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'1. Banoth Sakru, S/0 Banoth Lokya, Aged about 58 Years, Occ Employee R/0 H.No. 20-2-235, lndira nagar colony, Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, State Telangana,PlN Code 507115, (A2)

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Banoth Amki, Wo Banoth Sakru, Aged about 51 Years, Occ House wife R/O H.No. 20-2-235, lndira nagar colony, Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, State Telangana,PlN Code 507115, (A3)

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Banoth Veeru, S/o. Banoth Sakru Aged about 37 Years, Occ House wife R/O H.No. 20-2-235, lndira nagar colony, Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, State Telangana,PlN Code 507115, (A4)

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.PETITIONER/ACCUSED A.2 TO A.4

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AND

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The State of Telangana, through SHO, Paloncha Police Station, Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudam District, Telangana Rep. by its State Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

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Smt. Banoth Pavani, S/O Mangilal, Aged about 22 years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Prashanth Nagar Colony, Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem Distrlct, State Telangana,PlN Code 507115,

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..... RESPON DENTS/COM PLAI NANT

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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the l/emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the Proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused No.2 to 4 in connection with Crime No. 8 of 2026, dated 05.01 .2026 of PS Paloncha, Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudam District, Telangana

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l.A. 2OF

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Petitiorr under section s2g of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High court may be pleased to stay all further proceedin$s ;against the Petitioners/Accused No.2 to 4 in connection with crime No. 8 of 2026, dated 05.01 .2026 of ps paloncha, Paloncha' Bhadradri Kothagudam District, Telangana including arrest, pending disposal of the main criminar petition

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This F'etition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the f\4emorandum of Grounds of criminar petition and upon hearing the arguments of sri YADATAH BoDDUpALLy ,Advocate for the Petitioners and the sRl M .RAMACHANDRA REDD', Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No1 and of None Appeared forihe Respondent No. 2

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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AT HYDERABAD

THE IIONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO crunmNar,^prcrirroN No.tsst or zoz6 Date:05.02.2026

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Between:

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Banoth Sakru and two others

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.Petitioners

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AND

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The State of Telangana, Through SHO, Paloncha Police Station, Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, Telangana, Rep. by its State Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, atHyderabad and another

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Respondents

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ORDER

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This Criminal Petition has been filed seeking to quash the

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proceedings in Crime No.8 of 2026 on the file of Paloncha Police

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Station, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, wherein the petitioners

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were arrayed as accused Nos.2 to 4 for the offences punishable

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under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 and

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Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 196 t.

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Fleard Mr.B.Yadaiah, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for rescondent No.1.

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During the course of hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, basing upon the written instructions furnished by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Paloncha Town Police Station, Bhadradri Kothalludem District, submits that the Investigating Officer after condur:ting investigation had filed the final report before the learnetl Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kothagudem, and the leamed Magistrate has taken cognizance and the case was numbered as C.C.No.lL3 of 2026.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners requested this Court to grant liberty to the petitioners to avail the remedies as available under law, for seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C.No.l l3 of 2026, by raising all the grounds which are pleaded in the criminal petition.

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[n view of the same, the criminal petition is disposed of,

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granting liberty as sought for.

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Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand

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closed

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SD/. A.H.S.GOWRI SHANKAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

To,

1- The lll Additional Judiciat First Class tt/agistrate, Kothagudem District 2. The station House officer, patoncha poh=ce staiion, paioncha, Bhadradri Kothagudarn District

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