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Manoj Kothari v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC4 Feb 2026CRLP/5022/2023

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What is this about?

Section 482 Cr.P.C. quash petition dismissed as infructuous; complainant withdrew complaint before trial Court on 23.07.2025; C.C. No. 1532 of 2021, XX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad; Chilkalaguda Police Station; petitioners/accused Manoj Kothari (A1), Shikha Kothari (A2), M/s Honey Dew (A3); respondents State of Telangana and R.S. Narayana (sole proprietor, M/s Priya Enterprises); no adjudication on merits of quashment; I.A. No. 2 of 2023 (stay) closed; Justice Tirumala Devi Eada; Telangana High Court at Hyderabad; decided 04.02.2026.

What did the court decide?

During the pendency of the criminal petition, the matter was withdrawn by the complainant before the trial Court on 23.07.2025, and hence the petition has become infructuous. ¶32

Manoj Kothari Vs The State of Telangana — Telangana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF^TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5022 OF 2023

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Between:

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1 Manoj Kothari, S/o Kothari Aged about 35 years, Occ- Business, R/o H.No 1-2593/3/103, Legand Khandhari Apartment, Gaganmahal Colony, Domalguda, Hyderabad. (A1)

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Shikha Kothari, Wo Manoj Kothari, Aged about 29^years, Occ- Household,^R/o H.No 1-2-593131103, Legand Khandhari Apartment. Gaganmahal Colony,

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Domalguda, Hyderabad. (A2)

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M/s Honey Dew, Rep by its Managing Partner, Mr. Manoj Kothari, 646-A-Aditya Square, Above Standard Chartered Bank, Road No 36, Jubilee^{Hills, Hyderabad-} 500033' (A3)

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,....pETtrtoNERS/AccusED

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AND

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

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R.S Narayana, Sole Proprietor of M/s Priya Enterprises, age not known,^'12-10- 416/8/'15,Seetaphalmandi, Secunderabad- 500061

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...RES'ONDENTS

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P .C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petrtion, the^{High Court may} be pleased to quash all further proceedings in C.C No. 1532 ot^{2021 on the file} of on the file of XX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad.

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l.A. NO: 2OF 2023

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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 all further proceedings including appearance of the^{petitioner in} C.C No. 1532 of 2021 on the file of on the file of XX Additional^{Chieflvletropolitan} Magistrate, Secunderabad,_p,q49inS diqposal of the above Criminal^petition

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon^perusing the^{Memorandumof Grounds} of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri^{N MOHANKRISHNA} ,Advocate for the Petitioner and^{the Additional PublicProsecutor)on behalf of} the Respondent No.1 and of None Appeared^{for the RespondentNo. 2}

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELAI\ GANA AT HYDERABAD

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THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DE/ EADA

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.5022 ot 2023

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Date: 04.02.2026

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Between:

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Manoj Kothari and two others

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...^)etitioners

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AND

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

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...Re;pondents

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ORDER

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When the matter is taken up, learned Additi,t ral Public

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Prosecutor, on instructions, submifted that during the tendency of this criminal petition, the matter was withdrarr I by the complainant before the trial Court on 23.07.2025, zrr ,d hence,

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this petition has become infructuous.

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ln view of the above submission, this Criminal^)etition is

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dismissed as infructuous.

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Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, s,l all stand

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closed.

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Sd/- T . OSMAN ALI BAIG ASS : TANT REGISTRAR