M/s Sar Transport Vs The State of Telangana — Telangana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

M/s Sar Transport Vs The State of Telangana — Telangana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Proceedings against the petitioner-accused No.3 in Crime No.416 of 2025 of Gachibowli Police Station, Cyberabad quashed; Criminal Petition allowed without costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings against the petitioner (accused No.3) in Crime/FIR No.416 of 2025 of Gachibowli Police Station should be quashed in view of the settlement, respondent No.2-de facto complainant having received Rs.25,00,000/- and having no grievance against the petitioner. +1 more

Court's answer

When the respondent No.2-de facto complainant himself is satisfied (having received payment from the petitioner), the case against the petitioner does not survive and there is no point in keeping the proceedings pending.

Ratio / Principle

On the above basis, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioner-accused No.3 in Crime No.416 of 2025 of Gachibowli Police Station, Cyberabad are quashed.

Key takeaways

All pending miscellaneous petitions (including the IAs seeking suspension of the Section 94 BNS notice and stay of investigation) shall stand closed.ratio¶40

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing of FIR on settlement - Criminal Petition under S.528 BNSS by accused No.3 (M/s SAR Transport) seeking quash of FIR No.416 of 2025 dated 10.03.2025, P.S. Gachibowli, Cyberabad: respondent No.2-de facto complainant represented in Court that he had received Rs.25,00,000/- from the petitioner and had no grievance against it; the Additional Public Prosecutor produced a receipt confirming receipt of the sum. Held, when the de facto complainant himself is satisfied, the case against the petitioner does not survive and there is no point in keeping the proceedings pending; the Criminal Petition was allowed and the proceedings against accused No.3 were quashed; pending miscellaneous petitions (including the IA for suspension of the notice under S.94 BNS dated 24.04.2025 and stay of investigation) stood closed. (Telangana High Court, Smt Justice Tirumala Devi Eada, 08-01-2026.)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6279 OF 2025

Between:

M/s SAR Transporl, registered office at. 9th Floor, Golderest Business Park, Gatkopar, Mumbai Represented by its authorized signatory. N. Bhupathi S/ V Narayan Swami , aged about. 54 years Occ. Pvt Employee, R/o 506, Aditya Sadan Apartment Maruthi Nagar, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad 5000047

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.3

AND

The State of Telangana, Represented by the Public Prosecutor High Court of Telangana.

Ivluvva Ramesh, S/o.Muvva Pullaiah Chowdary, aged about 59 years, Occupation . Proprietor of NSP lnternational, lt/anaging Director of Frumar Agri-Foods Pvt. Ltd., and Tejas Food lndustries LLP, R/o.A Block,^'1204, Aparna Towers' serilingampally' Ranga Reddy.

...RES'.NDENTS

Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the lrlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash FIR No.416 of 2025, dated 10.03.2025, pending on the file of the SHO, PS, Gachibowli.

l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025

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 suspend notice under Section 94 BNS daled 24.04.2025 issued in FIR No/416 of 2025, dated 10.O3.2025, pending on the file of the SHO, PS, Gach ibowli.

l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025

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 STAY all further investigation, including arrest of the Petitioner in FIR No.416 of 2025, dated 10 03.2025,^pending on the file of the SHO,^PS, Gach ibowli.

This Petitron conring on for hearing, upon perusing the lt/emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri MD.NAZEERUDDIN KHAN. Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jithendar Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and Mrs. Devineni Radha Rani 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.6279 OF 2025

DATE: 08-01-2026

Between

It//s. SAR Transport

Petitioner

And

The State of Telangana, Represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana and another

.,. Respondents

ORDER:

When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for respondent No.2-de facfo complainant represented that respondent No.2 has received an amount of Rs.25,00,0001 from the petitioner and that respondent No.2 has no grievance as against the petitioner

Learned counsel for the petitioner is also present in the Court. The documents submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor discloses that a receipt has been issued by respondent No.2-de facfo complainant stating that he has received a sum of Rs.25,00,000/- from the^petitioner

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When the respondent No.2-de faclo complainant himself -is satisfied, the case against the petitioner does not survive. Therefore, there is no point in keeping the proceedings pending

With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioner-accused No.3 in Crime No.416 of 2025 of Gachibowli Police Station, Cyberabad, are hereby quashed

lVliscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

SD/. A.H.S.GOWRI SHANKAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

//TRUE COPY'

SECTION OFFICER

To, 1. The X Addl. Metro Politan lVlagistrate Kukatpally at Prashanth Nagar, Cyberabad. 2. The SHO, PS Gachibowli, Cyberabad. 3, One CC to SRl. IVD NAZEERUDDIN KHAN Advocate [OPUC] 4. One CC to lVlrs. Devineni Radha Rani. Advocate [OPUC] 5. One CC to ASST PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copies GE/PSL w

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DATED:Ct8/01/2026

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