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Moparthi Lakshmi v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC3 Feb 2026CRLP/9039/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Criminal Petition No. 9039 of 2024; Justice N. Tukaramji; decided 03.02.2026; Moparthi Lakshmi Accused No.2; Avula Ashwini de facto complainant; Crime No. 970 of 2023 Jagadgirigutta Police Station Cyberabad; Sections 406, 420 IPC; Section 5 Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act 1999; Section 528 BNSS 2023; quashment; charge sheet filed; liberty to file fresh application; coercive steps; disposed; XIV Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Kukatpally.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to the petitioner to file an appropriate application to challenge the precipitated proceedings, if so advised; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed. ¶37

Moparthi Lakshmi Vs The State of Telangana — Cheating and Forgery | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty granted to the petitioner to file an appropriate application to challenge the precipitated proceedings, if so advised; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the proceedings in Crime No. 970 of 2023, P.S. Jagadgirigutta, against the petitioner (Accused No.2) should be quashed as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of natural justice. +1 more

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Court's answer

Having regard to the development in the proceedings (charge sheet having been filed) and as the petitioner has to reconstruct and strategize the pleadings, the Court disposed of the Criminal Petition, granting liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application to challenge the precipitated proceedings, if so advised. The quashing prayer was not adjudicated on merits.

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Ratio / Principle

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, were directed to stand closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No. 9039 of 2024 under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Justice N. Tukaramji), order dated 03.02.2026. Moparthi Lakshmi, arrayed as Accused No.2 in Crime No.970 of 2023 of Jagadgirigutta Police Station, Cyberabad (offences under Sections 406, 420 IPC and Section 5 of the Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999), sought quashment of the proceedings; Respondent No.2 Avula Ashwini is the de facto complainant. At hearing none appeared for the petitioner, and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the charge sheet had been filed against the petitioner. Having regard to the development in the proceedings and as the petitioner had to reconstruct and strategize the pleadings, the Court disposed of the petition granting liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application to challenge the precipitated proceedings, if so advised; pending miscellaneous applications were directed to stand closed. The quashing prayer was not decided on merits.

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

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TUESDAY,THE^{THIRD DAYOF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYSIX}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

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CRIMINAL PETI^{TION NO:903go,F 2024}

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Between:

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Mooarthi Lakshmi, Wo^{Moparthi Anand, aged about40} .^{Years Occ} Housewife, Bestha^{R/o Allwyn Colony, Jagadgirigutta' Hyderaoao}

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.....PETITIONER/ACCUSED^{NO 2}

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AND

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l.ThestateofTelangana,rep.BythePublicProsecutor'HighCourtBuildings' High Court of Judi&ture^{at Hyderabad}

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Avula Ashwini,^{w/o Srinivasa Rao' age 35 years, Occ Business' Caste OC}

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f.,i,ors nio ptbt tlo. +Ot, Ctt"j"tt" CJassic, Chakradhari Nagar' Allwyn colonv' Jagadsirisufta'

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2/DE FAcro^co,pLAtNANT

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"0i.11.[?orroNDENT

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Petition under Section^{528 of BNSS prayingthat in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Groundsof criminalPetition,the High court may} u" prl"r"o to^{quash the crime No. g70 ot 2023,p.s.Jagadgiriguttaas illegal,} arbitrary and in violation^{of principles of naturaljustice}

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I.A. NO:,ZOF²⁰²⁴

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PetitionunderSection52SofBNSSprayingthatinthecircumstances statedintheMemorandumofGroundsofcriminalPetition,theHighcourtmay u" pfl"i"o to stay^{all further proceed-i1q9irylai1sappearanceof the petitioner} in connection with^{crimetlo. 'gzo of 2023, P.S. Jagadgiriguttaand further direct} therespondentsnottotakeanycoercivestepsagainstthepetitioner,pending disposal of the above^{Criminal Petition}

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This Petition coming^{on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of} Grounds of criminal^{Petition. and upon hearingthe arguments of M/s B'} N|VED|THA,AdvocateforthePetitioner(notbeingpresent)andtheE.GANESH AdditionalPublicProsecutoronbehalfoftheRespondentNo.landofNone Appeared for the ResPondent^{No. 2}

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The Gourt made^{the following: ORDER}

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INTHEHIGHcoURTFoRTHESTATEoFTELANGAIIAATI{YDERABAI)

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI WSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

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CRIMINAL PETITI^{oN No.9O39OF 2o24}

DATE: o,3.o.2.2o.26

Between:

Moparthi Lakshmi.

...Petitioners-accused^No.2

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AND

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The State of Telangala^{and Others}

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...Respondents

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ORDER:

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This Criminal Petition is^{hled under Section 528 of the} Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha^{Sanhita,2023 seeking quashmentof} the proceedings against^{the petitioner-accused No.2 in Crime No'970} of 2023 on the f,rle of^{the JagadgiriguttaPolice Station, Cyberabad'}

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The petitioner is arrayed^{as accusedNo.2 in Crime No.97Oof} 2023, registered for the^{offences punishableunder Sections406,} 42O of Indian Penal Code and^{Section5 of the TelangalaProtection} of Depositors of Financial^{EstablishmentsAct, 1999.}

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None appeared on behalf^{of the petitioner.}

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4 . l,earned Additional Public Prosecutor^{submitsthat charge} sheet was filed against^{the petitioner}

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5 Harring regard to tJle development in the proceedings and as the petitioner has to reconstruct and strategize the pleadings, granting liberty to the petitioner to frle appropriate application to challenge the precipitated proceedings, if so advised, this Criminal Petition is disposed of.

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As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall

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stand closed.

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SO/- K.BHAVANI^SWAMY A ISTANT REGISTRAR

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,,TRUE^COPY//

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ECTION^OFFICER

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