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Sanka Narendra Babu Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2026)

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Sanka Narendra Babu v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC9 Jan 2026CRLP/1605/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Crl.P. 1605/2025, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Tirumala Devi Eada, J., 09.01.2026; petition under Section 528 BNSS to quash FIR No. 253/2024 of SHO Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad, under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 & 4 DP Act; charge sheet filed 10.11.2025, C.C.No.19 of 2025, IX Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad/Kukatpally; petitioners Sanka Narendra Babu, Sanka Nageswara Rao, Sanka Nageswaraamma, Sanka Ramesh, Vankayala Anitha (accused 1-5); respondent No.2/de-facto complainant Vaieti Lakshmi Ratna Kumari; advocate K. Swetha; Addl. Public Prosecutor Jithender Rao Veeramalla; criminal petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue appropriate remedies; pending miscellaneous applications closed.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the Criminal Petition accorded, with liberty to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with law; dismissed as withdrawn without costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.

Why is it important?

Permission to withdraw the Criminal Petition was accorded and the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioners to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with law. ¶57

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission to withdraw the Criminal Petition accorded, with liberty to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with law; dismissed as withdrawn without costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 253/2024 of SHO, Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad, registered under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the DP Act, is illegal, arbitrary and liable to be quashed.

Ratio / Principle

Permission to withdraw the Criminal Petition was accorded and the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioners to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with law.

Key takeaways

Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶44

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (Tirumala Devi Eada, J.), Criminal Petition No. 1605 of 2025, decided 09.01.2026 — Sanka Narendra Babu and four others v. The State of Telangana and another. Petition under Section 528 of BNSS sought quashing of FIR No. 253/2024 of SHO, Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad, registered under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the DP Act, alleging it to be illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Criminal Procedure Code; an interlocutory application (I.A. No. 2 of 2025) sought stay of further proceedings including arrest. At the hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the charge sheet had been filed before the learned IX Additional Metropolitan Magistrate on 10.11.2025 and numbered as C.C.No.19 of 2025. Thereupon, learned counsel for the petitioners sought permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with law. Held: permission accorded; the Criminal Petition dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty sought, without costs; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed. No merits adjudicated; no precedent value on the legality of the FIR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

FRIDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA^{DEVI EADA}

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1605 OF^2O2s

Between:

Sanka Narendra Babu,^{S/o. Sanka Nageswara Rao, Aged about 40 Years,} Occ: Employee, R/o.GB^{01, S.V.A. Enc[ave, PragathiNag-qr, It/oosapet,Bala} Nagar (Manbal),^K. V.^{Ranga Reddy (District),Telangana-5O0018.}

Sanka Nageswara^{Rao,S/o Subba Rao, Occ:Farmer'Aged.about 69 years} - R/o. Pavut"uru Village and Post, lnkollu Mandal, Bapatla Dist, Andhra Pradesh'

Sanka Nageswaraamma,^{W/o Sanka NageswaraRao, Aged about 64 yea.rs,} - oiC. -noudewife, Pavuluru Village and Post, lnkollu NIandal, Bapatla Dist' Andhra Pradesh.

Sanka Ramesh, S/o^{SankaNageswaraRao, Aged about 43 years, Occ'} Erpioye", Ryo. SVR^{Enclave,-Road No.01, Pragathinagar,Moosapet'} Hyderabad, Telangana.

Vankayala Anitha,^{Wio Laxmi Narayana,^Aged ab-out- 39 y9?ls-'} .9:9: - H;u;i"ta, Rl/o. tbo, ELM cr, APT 70s, Sunnvale, california, USA-4086' Nlo.nnnaubram, Pednandipadu,^{Guntur Dist., Andhra Pradesh'}

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED^{No'1 to 5}

AND

The State of^{Telangana,Rep- by its PublicProsecutor,High Court For the} state ofrelangana at Hyderabad ..-. Respondent^{No.1/complainant}

fr/aieti Lakshmi Ratna Kumari,^{W/o. Sanka Narendra Babu,Occ: Private} - Eilofov-J", ny". Fijt no.103, Mohammed Ali Manzil Apartments' H No-.p-. 94161t58, Citizen Colony,^{Chandanagar,Senlingampally, l-elanganaslale-} 500050. bnd Also, at.^{1t5-gg/Tuphan Peta,Beside BanamBeeclr'sHouse'} Vetapalem, Bapatla, Andhra^{Pradesh-5231 87.}

...RESPONDENT^{No.2/De-facto COMPLAINANTS}

PetitionunderSection52SofBNSSprayingthatinthecircumstances stated in the Memorandum^{of Groundsof Criminal Petition,the High Courtmay} be pleased to^{quash the impugned F-l.R No 25312024 SHO,Chandanagar Police} Station,Cyberabad,underSections4gs-AIPC'3,4DPAbyholdingthesameas illegal, arbitrary, and^{contraryto the provisionsof CriminalProcedure code}

l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025

Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that irr the circumstances stated in the l/emorandum of Grounds of Criminal petition,th: High Court may be pleased to grant STAY of all further proceedings including ar e st of the petitioners in F I.R No. 25312024. on the file of the SHO, Chandar: gar potice Station, Cyberabad

This Petition coming on for hearing,upon perusing te l,4emorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition and upon hearing the argument of Sri K swETHA, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veer: nalla, Addl. pubtic Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and nor ( appeared for the Respondent No.2.

The Court made the following: ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.1605 ot 2025

Date:09.01.2026

Between

Sanka Narendra Babu and four others

. .. Petitioners/accused Nos. 1 to 5

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, For the State of Telangana and another

. . Respondents

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Jithender Rao

Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing^for respondent No.1-State has submitted that charge sheet^{is filed}

before the learned lX Additional Metropolitan^{Magistrate on}

10.11.2025 and the same is numbered as C.C.No.19 of^2025.

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Ms K. Swetha, learned counsel for the pelir oners have sought permission to withdraw the criminal petition, rith a liberty to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with la v

Permission is accorded

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is ri ;missed as

withdrawn, with a liberty as sought for

Pending miscellaneous applications, if an'r shall stand

closed

SD/- K. MADHAVI :;> t; STANT REGtSrp"tA" t

//TRUE COPY//

SECTION OFFICER

To,

The lX Addl. lvletropolitan Magistrate at Cyberabad, Kul rtpally. 2. The SHO, PS Chandanagar, Cyberabad. 3. One CC to SRI K SWETHA Advocate [OPUCI 4. One CC to Addl. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Advocate [C t l.JC]

Two CD Copies GE/PSL

HIGH COURT

DATED:09/01/2026

ORDER

CRLP.No.1605 of 2025

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DISMISSING THE CRLP AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether FIR No. 253/2024 of SHO, Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad, registered under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the DP Act, is illegal, arbitrary and liable to be quashed.¶18

Statutes considered

4 provisions across 4 enactments

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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023528¶20
Indian Penal Code, 1860498-A¶18
Dowry Prohibition Act, 19613, 4¶18
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973CriminalProcedure code¶18

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
FIR No. 253/2024 of SHO, Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad, registered under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the DP Act, which the petitioners sought to quash as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Criminal Procedure Code.¶18
SHO, Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad
Prior proceeding
Charge sheet filed before the learned IX Additional Metropolitan Magistrate on 10.11.2025 and numbered as C.C.No.19 of 2025, as submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor at the hearing of this petition.¶38

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Sanka Narendra Babu¶8
K. Swetha
petitioner
Sanka Nageswara Rao¶9
K. Swetha
petitioner
Sanka Nageswaraamma¶10
K. Swetha
petitioner
Sanka Ramesh¶11
K. Swetha
petitioner
Vankayala Anitha¶12
K. Swetha
respondent
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor¶32
Jithender Rao Veeramalla
respondent
Vaieti Lakshmi Ratna Kumari¶16

Coram

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Tirumala Devi Eadaauthor¶25

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Telangana HC
Decided on: 9 Jan 2026 · January
Registered: 4 Feb 2025
Case no.: CRLP/1605/2025
CNR: HBHC010063492025
Topic: Dowry and Cruelty
Bench: Tirumala Devi Eada
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Case type: CRIMINAL PETITION

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Cite this judgement

Sanka Narendra Babu v. The State of Telangana, CRLP/1605/2025 (TEL), decided on 9 January 2026.

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Statutes4

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023528
Indian Penal Code, 1860498-A
Dowry Prohibition Act, 19613, 4
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973CriminalProcedure code

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Procedural history2

FIR No. 253/2024 of SHO, Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad, registered under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the DP Act, which the petitioners sought to quash as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Criminal Procedure Code.SHO, Chandanagar Police Station, Cyberabad
Charge sheet filed before the learned IX Additional Metropolitan Magistrate on 10.11.2025 and numbered as C.C.No.19 of 2025, as submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor at the hearing of this petition.

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Bench / Coram

Tirumala Devi Eada

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