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Thoutu Nagarani v. Gouraboina Venkatesh

Telangana HC5 Feb 2026TRCMP/428/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Telangana HC, TR.CMP 428/2025, Justice Renuka Yara, 05-02-2026; Section 24 CPC transfer of H.M.O.P. No. 173/2023 from Principal Senior Civil Judge Siddipet to Judge, Family Court, Warangal; wife-petitioner Thoutu Nagarani v Gouraboina Venkatesh; allied proceedings Crime No. 25/2023 (IPC + Dowry Prohibition Act Ss.3&4) and DVC 10/2023 at Warangal; original record transmission within 1 month; no costs; respondent unrepresented.

What did the court decide?

Withdrawal of H.M.O.P. No. 173 of 2023 from the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Siddipet and its transfer to the file of the Judge, Family Court, Warangal, with transmission of the entire original record within one (1) month; TR.CMP disposed of with no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending stand closed. ¶43

Thoutu Nagarani Vs Gouraboina Venkatesh — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether H.M.O.P. No. 173 of 2023 pending before the Principal Senior Civil Judge at Siddipet should be transferred to Warangal so that all cases arising out of the matrimonial dispute (including the petitioner's criminal and domestic-violence proceedings) can be prosecuted within the jurisdiction of one district. +1 more

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Court's answer

Considering the request made by learned counsel for the petitioner, H.M.O.P. No. 173 of 2023 pending on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge at Siddipet, Siddipet District, is withdrawn from that file and transferred to the file of the Judge, Family Court, Warangal.

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Ratio / Principle

The entire original record of the transferred H.M.O.P. shall be transmitted within a period of one (1) month.

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Key takeaways

The Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition is disposed of with no order as to costs, and miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the petition stand closed.ratio¶43

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

TR.CMP No. 428 of 2025, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Justice Renuka Yara), order dated 05-02-2026: The petitioner-wife (Thoutu Nagarani, residing in Warangal district) filed this transfer petition under Section 24 CPC seeking transfer of H.M.O.P. No. 173 of 2023 from the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Siddipet to Warangal, where her criminal case vide Crime No. 25 of 2023 (IPC section printed in OCR as 'gS-A'; Sections 3 and 4, Dowry Prohibition Act) and DVC No. 10 of 2023 against the respondent-husband (Gouraboina Venkatesh) and his parents were already pending, so that all cases could be prosecuted within one district. On the Court's query as to the competence of the Principal Senior Civil Judge at Warangal vis-a-vis the existing Family Court at Warangal, learned counsel for the petitioner requested transfer to the Judge, Family Court, Warangal. The Court accordingly withdrew the H.M.O.P. from the Siddipet file and transferred it to the Family Court, Warangal, directed that the entire original record be transmitted within one (1) month, disposed of the TR.CMP with no order as to costs, and closed miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the petition. No precedent is cited; no counsel appeared for the respondent despite service of notice.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA^YARA

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TRANSFER

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MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO: 428 0F 2025

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Between:

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Thoutu Nagarani, Wo. Gouraboina Venkatesh, Dlo. Thotu^{Saraiah,Aged about30} Years, Occ- Household R/o. H No. 4-2218, Peddapur^of Atmakur^{lVlandal,Warangal,} Warangal District, presently residing at H No.^{22-8-27611215, Kothawada-2,} warangal District'

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...PETrrtoNER

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AND

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Gouraboina Venkatesh, S/o. Chandraiah, Aged about^{30 Years,Occ- PrivateCar} Driver, R/o. Shiva Sai Haripriya Residence of H No.^{102,Haripriya Nagar, Nearby} MRO Office Back Side, Siddipet District, Telangana 502103.

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...RES'ONDENT

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Petition Under Section 24 of the C.P.C. Praying that in the^{circumstances} stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court^{may be pleased to pass} orders for transfer the H.M.O.P. No. 173 of 2023 on^{the file of the Hon'ble} Principal Senior Civil Judge at Siddipet, Siddipet^District to^{Hon'ble Principal} Senior Civil Judge at Warangal, Warangal District otherwise^{the petitioner will put} to irreparable loss and injury. ,

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying thatⁱⁿ the^{circumstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High^{Court may be pleased to stay} of all further proceedings in H.M.O.P. No. 173 of^{2023 on the file of the Hon'ble} Principal Senior Civil Judge at Siddipet, Siddipet^{District, pending disposalof the} main transfer^petition.

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. MOHD GULAM^RASOOL

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Counsel for the Respondent:

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The Court made the following ORDER:

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IN THTI HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THE HONOURABLE SMT.IUSTICE RENUKA YARA

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ER VTL L N

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T'I{E 5TH DAY OF FEBRIJARY,2026

Between:

Thoutu Nagarani

...Petitioner

AND

Gouraboina /enkatesh

Respondent

ORDER:

This Trirnsfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition is filed under Section 24 of cPC seeking rransfer of H.M.o.p.No.173 of 2022 pending on rhe file of the Principal senior Civil Juclge at siddipet, siddipet District to 'the file of P:incipal senior civil Judge at warangal, warangal, Warangal District.

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Flear:cl Sri Mohd Ghularn Rasool, learned counsel for the petitioner. In spite of service of rrotice, there is no representation on behalf of the respo.dent. peruser{ the entire record.

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3- The petirioner and responcrent were married as per Hindu rites I

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and clrstorls o, 27-17.2027. Thereafter, there was harassment to bring

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additional^{dowry leading to the petitionerfiling a criminal case vide} CrimeNo.25of2023underSection^{gS-AofIPCandSections3and4} of Dowry^{ProhibitionAct and DVC No'10 of' 2023 againstthe} respondent^{and his parents' inWarangal' simultaneouslv'the} respondentalsofitedH.M.o.P.No.lT3of2023onthefiteofthe PrincipalseniorCivitJudgeatWarangai.Forprosecutionofallcases in jurisdiction^{of one f)istrict'transfer is sought'}

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-, On^{a query by this Courtas to whether the PrincipalSenior} Civil Judge^{at warangal where the transfer is soughthas jurisdictiou} todealwiththematrimoniald'isputeswhenthereisaFamilyCourtat Warangal,thelearneclcounselforthepetitionerrequestedfor transferofH.M.O.Ptothefileof}uclge,FamilyCourt,Warangal.

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4.Consideringtherequestmadebylearnedcounselforthe petitioner,thel{.M.o.P.No.173of2023perrdingontlrefiIeofthe Principal^{Senior Civil Judge at Siddipet' SiddipetDistrict'is} withdrawn^{and transferredto the file of the Judge' FamilyCourt'} Warangal.Theentireoriginalrecordshallbetransmittedwithina period of one^{(1) month} I

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