Kiran Kumar Jakka Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2026)

Kiran Kumar Jakka Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty granted to the petitioner to file an appropriate application to challenge the consequential proceedings (C.C.No.196 of 2025), if so advised; Criminal Petition disposed of without costs; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings against the petitioner (Accused No.1) in Crime No. 39 of 2023 on the file of W.P.S. Sanga Reddy, Sanga Reddy District — registered for offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 674 of the Information Technology Act — ought to be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

Court's answer

Having regard to the subsequent developments in the proceedings (charge-sheet filed and taken on file as C.C.No.196 of 2025), and as the petitioner may be required to recast and appropriately strategize his pleadings, liberty is granted to the petitioner to file an appropriate application to challenge the consequential proceedings, if so advised.

Ratio / Principle

With the aforesaid liberty, this Criminal Petition is disposed of.

Key takeaways

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶38
The CRLP is disposed of without costs (official endorsement on the order).ratio¶55

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No. 274 of 2024 (High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad, decided 02.02.2026, Justice N. Tukaramji): Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by Accused No.1 seeking quashment of the FIR in Crime No. 39 of 2023 on the file of W.P.S. Sanga Reddy, Sanga Reddy District, registered for offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 674 of the Information Technology Act. During hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that a charge-sheet had been filed against the petitioner before the learned II Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sanga Reddy, and taken on file as C.C.No.196 of 2025. Having regard to these subsequent developments, and as the petitioner may be required to recast and appropriately strategize his pleadings, the Court granted liberty to file an appropriate application to challenge the consequential proceedings, if so advised, and disposed of the Criminal Petition without costs; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, were ordered closed. The quashment prayer itself was not adjudicated.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 274 oF 2024

Between:

Kiran Kumar Jakka, S/o Yadaiah Aged about 37 years, Occ. Employee R/o H.No.66'1, Remreddiguda, lbrahimpatnam Ranga Reddy ilistrict.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.1

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana At Hyderabad.

9mt. Kiran Mayi Jakka, Wo Jakka Kiran Kumar Aged about 32 yearS., occ. House wife R/o H.No.6-61, lbrahimpatnam KhalsiRanga RedOy aistiict.

...RESPONDENT

Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Quash the FIR in Crime No. 39 of 2023 on the file of W.p.S. Sanga Reddy. Sanga Reddy District registered against the petitioner /Accused No.1.

l.A. NO: 2OF 2024

Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to STAY of all and further proceedings including arrest of the petitioner /A1 in Crime No. 39 of 2023 on the file of W.P.S. Sanga Reddy, Sanga Reddy District pending disposal of the Criminal Petition.

This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of M/S HARSHEET REDDY LAW FIRM, Advocate for the Petitioner and Mr. E.Ganesh, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2.

The Court made the following: OROER

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTTCE N.TUKARAMJI

CRIMINAL PETITI ON No.274 OF 2024

DATE: 02.02.20 26

Between:

Kiran Kumar Jakka

... Petitioner/Accused No" 1

AND

The State of Telangana and Another

...Respondents

ORDER:

This criminar^petition is fired under sectior-t 4gz of the code r:f criminal Procedure (for short 'cr.p c,i973) seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner-accused No.1 ir, crime No.3g of 2,J?,J on the file of W P.S Sanga Reddy, Sanga Reddy Districr.

2- The petitioner is arrayed as Accused No.1 in crime No.39 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under section 4gg-A of the lndia Penal code, Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry prohibition Act and Section 674 of lnformation Technology Act.

Learned Additional public prosecutor subrr::is that a charge sherl has been filed against the petitioner before the leained i Additionai .iunioi

2

Civil Judge-cum-i Additional^{Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sanga}

Reddy, and the sarne has been^{taken on file as C.C.No.196 of 2025.}

.1. Having regard to the subsequent developments in the proceedings,

and as the^petitioner may be^{required to recast and appropriately} strategize his^pleadings, liberty is^{granted to the petitioner to file an} appropriate application to challenge^{the consequential proceedings,if so} advised. With the aforesaid^{liberty, this Criminal Petitionis disposed of.}

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous^{applications, if any,shall stand}

closed

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DATED:0210212O26

ORDER

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DISPOSING OF THE CRLP WITHOUT COSTS

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