Disposed

Baddam Sai Kumar Goud v. the State of Telangana

Telangana HC5 Feb 2026CRLP/1371/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Petition to quash an FIR registered under Sections 132 and 352 BNS and Section 70-B of the City Police Act, alleging non-compliance with the Section 35(3) BNSS notice procedure and Arnesh Kumar guidelines. The court noted a notice had been issued and directed compliance with the prescribed procedure before disposing of the petition.

What the court decided

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Baddam Sai Kumar Goud Vs the State of Telangana — Quashing and FIR | Telangana HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT 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 SREENIVASRAO}

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CRIM INAL PETITION NO: 1371 OF 2026

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Between:

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Baddam Sai Kumar Goud S/o^{Raia GoudAge 30 years, Occ.Business.H no} 4-7-159, Esamrya Bazar,^{Hyderabad,stn Kachiguda,Telangana-500027}

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.PETITIONER/ACCUSED^NO.1

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AND

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1 THE STATE OF TELANGANA,^{through Public Prosecutor,HighCourt for the} State of Telangana, HYderabad

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R. Panduraju, S/o Not^{known to the PetitlonerAged about Major, Occ'Sl of} Potice, Traffrc PS Abids.^{R/o. Tralfic PS Abids, Hyderabadand Nampally} [\4a nda l, Hyderabad Distrlct

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS^{praying that in the circumstances stated in} the Memorandum of^{Groundsof crrminal Petition, the High courtmaybe pleased to} QUASH the^{proceedings in Crtnre Date 15O1 .2026 in FIR No.25of 2026 of P S'} AFZALGUNJ, Hyderabad^{Districtfor the offences under section132 and 352 of BNS} and Section 70-B of cP^{ACT,as the same is untenableeither on facts or under law}

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l.A. NO: 2 OF 2026

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Petition under section 528 of^{BNSS prayingthat in the circumstances stated in} the lVlemorandum of^{Groundsof criminalPetition, the High courtmaybe pleased to} sTAY ail further^{proceedingsin crimeDate} .1 5.0'l 2026 in FIR No.25 of 2026 of P.S AFZALGUNJ, Hyderabad^{District for the offences under section 132 and 352 of BNS} and Section^{70 B of cP ACT, includingarrest of Petitionerpending disposalof the} Criminal Petitionⁱⁿ the^{interestof justtce}

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This Petltion coming on for hearing, upon^{perusing 1^} -' fVlemoretndum^of Grounds of Criminal Petrtion and upon hearing the argumer t of Sri K SATISH CHAKRAVARIHY Advocate for the Petitioner and^[,'1rl,4f I rnachand'a^Reddy Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No'1

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.1371 of 2026

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DATE: 05.02.2026

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Betrvcen

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Baddam Sai Kumar^(ioud

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. . .. Petitioner/ Accused No. I

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AND

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The State ofTelangana, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court for the Slzrtc of Telangana, Hyderabad and anoLher

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Respondents

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:ORDER:

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This criminal petition has bcen liled by thc Petitioner/ accused No.1 seeking to quash the^proceedings in^{F.l.It.No.25 of 2026 ot} Alzaigunj Police Station, FI5'berabad Distirct,^{registered for the} offences under Scctions 132 and 352 of^{rhe Bharatiya Nyaya} Sanhita, 2023^(for short,^'BNS') and Section^70-B ol^{the City Police} Act (for short,^'CPA').

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Heard Mr. K. Satrsh Chakravarthy, learned^{counsel for the} petilioner, and Mr. M. Ramachandra Reddy, Iearned^Additional Public Prosecutor appearing lor respondent^No.1.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the^petitioner has not committed lhe offences and he has been^{falselyimplicated in}

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the present crimc. Even according to the allegar.i ;ts rnade in the complarnt, lht: ingrcdrents ol thc offenccs under S,, c tions 1l]2 and 352 ol IINS ar-,cl Scctron 70 B oi the CPA are not r1t :i I l.ii rrgainst the petitioncr.^'lire offenccs Icvel]cci against thc pctitio.t. :rrr' pnnishable with imprisotllent o[ Iess than sevcn years. Ilorr,,ever, the lnvcstigating Otficer, r,.".ithout follou,ing the m:r:r: r[or \ proccdurc prescribe cl uncie r Sectron 35(3) of thc Bharar iy:r^,J rqalik Slrraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'BNSS], tl-re guidelines :: r.cd br. thc Apex Corrrt in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Biharr, rl ,, pnnciplr:s laicl dou,n bv the A pex Court in Md. Asfak Alam^{' ,.} The State of Jharkhand & anr. (Crl.A.No.22O7 of 2023\ datc I i] l )7.'2023, and also the circular issued by this CourL in ROC. t .r.1399/SO/2023 datcd 09.08.2023, is proceeding with thc invcstig.z I ()n :l1d the same is contrary to larv.

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Per contrct, learned Public Prosecutor basirr I upon thr: writtcn instrucfions daLed 04.O2.2026 furnishcd bv tlrr liult InsJ)cctor ol Police, Afzalgunj Police Station, Hyderabad Citr' ; rbrr.itted th;et tl-re Invcstigating Ofhcer has already issued a noti( ( jatod 15.O1.2026 urtder Section 35(3) of the BNSS to petitioner i <;cused No.1 and petitioner is entitled to submit his grievan,': r-eplv before the Investigating Officer along with relevant docLl rrents. Whether petitioner has committed the offence or not, r rs to bc rer.ealed (l0l,l ) li scc 271

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during the course of investigation, especially^{whenthe investigation} is under progress

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Having considercd thc^{rivalsubmissions madc bythe} respective partics and upon^{porusaloi the maleriaiavailablcon} record, it reveals that thc^{offetlccslevellcdagainst petitioner/accused} No.I are punisl-rable^{u'ith imprisonment o[ less than scven years'} Even according to the^{learrled AclditionalPublic Prosecutor, the} lnvestigating Olficer^{has alreadfissued r-rotice under Section35(3) of} Lhe BNSS to^pe titione^{r/ accused No.I on 15 OI 2026|n view of the} same, petitioner/ accuscd^{No lis er-rtitlcdto submit his rcply to the} noticc by enclosing^{all relevantclocumcllts.The Investigating officer} is furlher directcd to^{scrupulouslyfollorv the proccdure contemplated} under Section 35(3)^{of the BNSS ernd thc guidelines and principlcs} issued by the Hon'blc^{Apex CoLlrtin Arnesh Kumq'r supraand Md'} AsJak Atam supro,^{and conciudethe investigation}