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Bellam Prasanthi v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC8 Sept 2026CRLP/14555/2026

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What is this about?

The petitioner sought a direction to the trial court to conclude the trial in C.C. No. 896 of 2023 expeditiously, alleging repeated adjournments. The High Court disposed of the petition by directing the trial court to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible and directing the parties to cooperate without seeking undue adjournments.

What did the court decide?

Directed the II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam to conclude the trial and dispose of C.C. No. 896 of 2023 as expeditiously as possible; parties directed to cooperate without seeking undue adjournments.

Bellam Prasanthi Vs The State of Telangana — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Telangana HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 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 PETITION NO: 14555 OF 2026

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Between:

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BELLAM PRASANTHI, Bellam Prasanthi Wo. Kurra Pratheek Chowdary, D/o. Radha Murali, Aged about 35 years, Occ Employee, R/o. Seetharamapuram Village, Khammam Rural, Khammam District, Presently staying at 3106 Rudd er Ln Apt 203, Bloo mington, lL lllinois 61704, USA.

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Rep by her GPA holder Bellam Radha Murali S/o bellam ramiah age 62 Occ business R/o seetharamuuam village khaammam Rural khammam

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...PETITIONER/ACCUSED

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AND

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1 . The State of Telangana,, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

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Kurra Pratheek Chowdary, S/o. Ravindra Babu, Aged about 36 years, Occ Employee, R/o. Balapeta Village, Khammam Urban, Khammam District, Rep. by GPA Holder K. Ravindra Babu.

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...RESPONDENTS/GOMPLAINANTS

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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Crrminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the ll Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam to conduct and conclude the trial in C.C. No. 896 of 2023 expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months.

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l.A. NO: 2OF 2026

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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to represent and file the present Direction Petition on behalf of the petitioner to conduct and conclude the trial in C.C. No, 896 of 2023 expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months before the Court of the ll Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam, Telangana State.

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Dr CHALLA SRINIVASA REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the Addl. Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared on behalf of the Respondent No.2

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The Court made^{the following:ORDER}

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rN . THE^{HTGH ('OURT} ATHYDERABAD^{FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA}

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I.HE^{ITONOUILABLESRI JUSTICEJ.SR[]'['NTVASRAO}

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CRIM^{INAL PETITIONNo.14555 of 2026} cNR.No.HBHC,OLO586O22O26 Date: 08.09.2026

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Bellam^Prasanthi

...Petitioner

AND

The^{StateofTelangana'and another}

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..Respondents

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Order

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This^{Crirninal Pctition is filed seeking to dire ct the learned lI} Additional^{Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam.trl conductthe trial} and^{tlispose of C C No 896 o12023as expeditiouslyas ppssible'}

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Hearcl^{Dr.Challa Srinivas Reddy. leamed counsel for the petitioner} and Irtr..Jithender^{Rao Veeramalla. leamedAdditionalPuhlicProsecutorfor} resPorrdent^{No1 '}

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Notice^{Ln respect of respondentNo.2 is dispensed ',rrith solely on the} 3. ground^{that tlre petitionerhas filed the present petition seekingexpedite} disposal^{.1; ( .C.\o.E96of 2023. andhe is not seeking anyreiief against} resporrdent^{1'Jo 2' its he is only a profomarespondent.}

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Leamed counsel for the petitioner submitted that the trial Court has

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been adjourning the matter from tirne to time . He further submitted that

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unless this Court fixes a time limit for the conclusion of the trial and disposal of the case, the petitioner will be put to great hardship.

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Per contra, the leamed Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that several old cases are pending before the trial Court and the petitioner is not entitled to seek fixation of a time limit for concluding of trial in C.C.No.896 of 2023

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Having considered the submissions made by the respective parties and without expressing any view, the leamed II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam is directed to conclude the trial and dispose of C.C.No.896 of 2023 as expeditiously as possible. It is made clear that the

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parties in /zs shall cooperate with the trial Court for disposal of C.C.No.896 of 2023 without seeking undue adj ournments

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7 . Accordingly, the Cri'minal Petition is disposed of

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Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.

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//TRUE COPY//

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SD/. MOHD.ISMAIL OEPUTY REGISTRAR G

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SECTION OFFICER

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To,

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'l . The ll Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam

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The Station House Officer, Police Station Khammam

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Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

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One CC to SRl. Dr CHALLA SRINIVASA REDDY Advocate [OPUC]

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Two CD Copies

HIGH COURT

DATED: 08t09t2026

ORDER

CRLP.No.14555 of 2026

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CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSED OF

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