WP/37564/2021 of Harsha Gampa Vs The State of Telangana on 31 December 2021

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FRIDAY",,TH-E THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBERTWo THoUsAND AND rwerrrridilE,.,".^

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.VIJAYSEN REDDY

WRIT PETITIO NNO: 37564 0F 2021

Between:

1No,1 Harsha Reddy Gampa, colony Ameenpur. S/o srinivas aged ianga 27 years Occ rriOOy- [- ][-- ]Business -""'Rt/o 5_106/1/c1 road 2Kesapattapu Divyasree. w/o Harsha Gampa D/o K.w.prasad.aged 25 years occ-Harsha Gampa D/o K.w.prasad.aged 25 years occ-pvt employee,Rlo 5-1O6t1lc1 roaO tto.r-n5o-ot;io;y Xr""npur. sanga reddy

...PETtTtoNER(S)

AND

1The State of Telangana, Represented by the principal secretary HomeDepartment, Secrelariai. Hy'derabad.Department, Secrelariai. Hy'derabad.2The Station House officer, [pS.Bachupally ],Cyberabad,Cyberabad

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in thecircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleasedto issue a direction or an order one in the nature of lr/andamus declaring the actionof the respondent No. 2 in not closing in the investigation of FIR/CRlMENo.40812021 as a reffered case as illegal contrary to law, and in voilation offundamental rights of right to life and liberty of the [petitioners ]and consequentlydirect the respondents to close the FIR/CRIME No.40B/202'1 be [pleased]to issue a direction or an order one in the nature of lr/andamus declaring the actionof the respondent No. 2 in not closing in the investigation of FIR/CRlMENo.40812021 as a reffered case as illegal contrary to law, and in voilation offundamental rights of right to life and liberty of the [petitioners ]and consequentlydirect the respondents to close the FIR/CRIME No.40B/202'1 be [pleased]

lA NO: [1 ][OF ][2021]

in the circumstances the circumstances circumstances [[stated ][in]][[in]]

in the circumstances the circumstances circumstances [[stated ][in]][[in]]Petition under [Section 151 CPC ][praying that]the affidavit [fired ][in ][support ][of the ][petition, ][the ][High ][court ][may ][be ][pleased ][pleased]tosuspendtheinvestigationofFlR/CRlME.No.408/202lbytheSecondrespondentincludingarrestofthepetitionerNo'lpendingdisposaloftheabovewritpetition : SRLJCFRANCISSRLJCFRANCIS

Gounsel for the [Petitioner(s)]: SRLJCFRANCISSRLJCFRANCISCounsel for the [ResPondents]:ASSISTANT GP [FOR HOME]The Court made the [following]: ORDER

HONOURABLE SRT JUSTICE B.VIJAYSEN REDDYWRIT PETITION No.37564 of 2O2l ABPER:

Heard learned counsel lor the petit.ioners and learnedAssistant Government pleader for Home.

2. This u'rit petition is lilecl to clccl:rre the action of respondentNo.2 in not closing rhe invcsrig:rtion in Crirnc No.4Og of 2021 as arelerrcd casej ,ls illcq:ll. contrar\. to la\\' and i:'t t,iolarion oi'futndamental rights ol riqhr 1o Ijft'and libcrtr,ol thc peLitiontrs.

3, 11. is steitr:d in Lht :-rlf idar,it filed in sLlpporr o{ the u,ril pctitionthat the 1'' petirioncr is arrar.ccl as Acr:used in Cr.No.408 ol 2A2lof P.S. Bachupally, Cyberabacl for the oflences registered underSections 376 (2) \n),42O,323 and 506 oflndian [Penat Code ][(IPC)]zr.nd Section 3(2)(v) of Scheduled [Castes ][and ][the ][Scl-reduled]Tnbes (Prevention of Atrocities) [Act, ][2015 ][(for ][short 'the ][Act'); ][it ][is]alleged in the complaint [that ][petitioner ][No ][2 ][and ][petitioner]No.1/Accused [are ][accir-lainlecl ][to ][cach ][other, they ][fell ][in ][love ][and]that petitioner [No ][1 ][promised ][Lo ][rrlrrrn ][petition'-i ][No ][2 ]' [mainlained]pi't1'sical rclariotlsilip' ['l1lt': ]llcliLlltlcr [Ncr'2 ][i-;ecarnre ][pregn:rltl ][Thc:]No.1 [got ][ht:r ][abortt'cl ][l-a1cr ][ltbait-rclolled ][her' thc ][crirnc]pclilioner \\:as regislerecl [on ][l'1 ][05'202 ][1' lt ][is ][subn'ritred ][that ][subseclucntlt"']pctitionors [I ][elnci ][2 ][qot ][rnarrie ][d on ][i ][0 08 ][202 ][1 ][at Arl'lt ][Samaj in]thcprcsenceolclclcrsat-'cltrrt:livlrlg1'rapprlr"Aspetitionersherveentered [into ][comprr;misi: ][Lher' ][havc ][llled ][a ][Joir-rt ][Memo ][be ][lore ][ri-rc]Station [House ][Ofliccr' ][P S ][Bachr-rpa11y-2"d ][respondent ][for]withdrawal [of ][cor:'rplaint ][in ][Cr'No ]['1OB ][of ][2O2l ][Even ][after ][a ][joint]memo was [filed ][before the ][2'd respondent' the ][case ][was ][not ][closed']

There [is ][every ][apprehension ][that ][lhe ][2nd ][respondent ][would ][arrest]the [petitioner ][No ][' ][I ][']

submit [[that ]][[as]]

submit [[that ]][[as]]4. Learned [counsel ][for the ][petitioners]petitioners [1 ][and ][2 ][got ][married' the 2'd ][pelitioner ][does ][not ][have]any [grievance ][against ][t1'" ][1st ][petitioner and ][on ][her ][own ][volition' ][a]joint Memo was [{iled ][and they ][appeared ][before ][the ][police]requesting [the ][2nd ][respondent to drop ][the ][case']

5. Learned counsel [for the ][petitioners refers ][to ][Standing ][Order]Police [Manual and submits ][that ][the ][police ][have ][discretion]4g6 of to drop the [proceedings ][[1owever, learnec] ][cottnsel was ][not ][able ][to]point out any [provtsion, ][r't'hereunder' ][the de ][facto]complainant/ [victim/ ][informant can ][lilc ][application ][/ ][representation]for withdrawal of [the ][complaint. ][l ]'earned [counsel ][fairly ][subrrits]that under Section 32 [1 ]of [the ][Code ][of Criminal ][Procedur ][e, ][1973](for short'Cr.P.C'), prosecution can [be ][withdrawn ][only after ][charge]sheet is filed, but not before [filing ][of ][charge ][sheet. ][There ][is no ][such]provision under the Cr. P. C, or in the Police Manual. However,learned counsel submits for withdrawal of the complaint in thepolice station. This Court exercising jurisdiction under Article 226of the Constitution of India has ample powers to direct police totake note of the Joint Memo filed by both the parties (Accused andvictim) and since the parties have married, this Court can directthe police to drop the case.6. Learned Assistant Government pleader submits that there isno provision under Cr.P.C., *.hich permits the delacto complainantto withdraw the complaint. That the crime is considered to be apublic wrong, it is the State wh ich has por,r,,er to withdraw theprosecution under Section 321, Cr.p.C.; on the request made by the \

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informan t/ vic ti m prlor tc) lilir-rg of charge sheet f final report.complaint cannot be withdrawn andthe same would be contrary tothe provisions of the Cr.p.C.

7 . Having considered the submissions of learned counsel forthe petitioners and learned Assistant Government pleader, thisthe petitioners and learned Assistant Government pleader, thisCourt is of the opinion that the relief prayed in the writ petitioncannot be granted.cannot be granted.

8. The writ petition is not filed for quashing of FIR in Cr.No.4O8of 2O2l on the ground that the parties have entered intocompromise. The allegations made against the 1"r petitioner areserious in nature and the r>lfenccs irrvolved therein have socialimpact. The 1"1 petitioncr in lact liled Crl.P.No.6958 ot 2021, lorcompounding/ quash ing ol FIR in Cr.No.408 of 2021. However, thepetitioner therein has withdrau,n the said [tcrimrnal ]petition. Nor,v,the petitioners' case before this Court is to direct the police to takenote of the [joint ]Memo and drop investigation in [Cr.No,408 ][of]2021. Such relief cannot [be granted ][as ][there ][is ][no ][violation ][of]provisions of any law or constitutional [rights. ][Thus, there ][are ][no]merits in the writ Petition.

g. Accordingly, the [Writ ][Petition is ][dismissed ][granting ][liberty ][to]the petitioners [to ][avail any other ][remedies ][lhat ][are ][available under]the provislons of [Cr.P.C it is ][also ][made ][clear ][that ][the]observations [made ][herein shall ][not ][be ][construed as ][expression of]on [merits. ][Pencling ][miscellaneous ][petitions' ][if ][any' ][sh:rll]opinion stand closed. [No ][Cosls ], L.

L., SD/-K'SAILESHIASSISTANT [REGISTRAR].,iSECTION [OFFICER]

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HIGH GOURT

DATED:31 [11212021]

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