Telangana High Court
WP/33772/2026 of Asma Begum Vs The State of Telangana on 7 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TANGIRALA MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO: 33772 OF 2026 Between: '1. Asma Begum, Wo Mohd Ahmed Ali age. 26
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TANGIRALA MADHAVI DEVI
WRIT PETITION NO: 33772 OF 2026
Between:
'1. Asma Begum, Wo Mohd Ahmed Ali age. 26 yrs, occ . Household rloT-1421c, New Prem Nagar, Mahabub Nagar, Telangana 509001.
2. Mohd Ahmed Ali, S/o Waheed Ali, age: 38 yrs occ . Driver , R/o 7-1-42lc, New Prem Nagar, Mahabub Nagar, Telangana 509001.
...PETITIONERS
AND
1. The State of Telangana, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. Jublee hills, Hyderabad.
3. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Khairtabad Zone , Hyderabad.
4. The Station House Officer, Police Station Lake, Hyderabad Dist.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF
MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the 4th respondent for illegally summoning the petitioner to Police Station and harassing the Petitioner without any registration of FIR and continuing the same as illegal, improper, arbitrary and in violation of 19 and 2'1 of Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondent no 4 not to insist on the personal appearance of the Petitioner except in accordance with law and without registration of a FIR and follow due procedure of law.
LA. NO: 1 OF 2026
Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the respondent no 4 not to insist on the personar appearance of the petitioner except in accordance with law and without registration of a FrR and follow due procedure of law and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'bre court , pending disposar of the above writ petition.
counsel for the Petitioner: Ms.pRlyANKA cHowDARy FoR sRl MOHD lLyAs AHMED
Counsel for the Respondents: SRt MAHESH RAJE, cp FOR HOME
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SMT.JUSTICE TANGIRALA MADHAVI DEVI
WRIT PETITION No.33772 of 2026
(CNR No. HBIIC010692 072026)
DATE:07.10.2026
Between:
Asma Begum and another
Petitioners
AND
The State of Telangana and others
Respondents
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:: ORDER::
Alleging that the respondent police are summoning the petitioners to the police station without there being any FIR registered against them, the present writ petition has been filed.
2. Heard Ms. Priyanka Chowdary, leamed counsel representing Mr. Mohd. Ilyas, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Sri Mahesh Raje, learned Govemment Pleader for Home, appearing for respondents No. I to 4.
3. The learned Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, submitted that a complaint was received on 29.09.2026
TMD,] wP 33112 2026 and that, after a preliminary enquiry, an FIR has been registered as Crime No.134 of 2026 under Section 305 of the BNS and that as part of the investigation, the petitioners have been called to the police station. The allegation that the petitioners are being called to the police station without there being any case registered against them is, therefore, denied. Copies of the statements of the witnesses have also been flled along with the written instructions. The leamed Govemment Pleader for Home also submitted that, since it is a case of thelt, custodial interrogation is necessary and, therefore, notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS cannot be issued in this case.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners, however, submitted that no woman constable was present when the petitioners were summoned to the police station and that there are no CCTV cameras on the first floor of the police station.
5. Taking the same into consideration, the respondent police are directed to strictly follow the law and, if necessary, interrogate the petltioner No.1 only in the presence of a woman constable.
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Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. Sd/.K.BHAVANI SWAMY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER
1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. Jublee hills, Hyderabad.
3. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Khairtabad Zone , Hyderabad.
4. The Station House Officer, Police Station Lake, Hyderabad Dist.
5. One CC to SRI MOHD ILYAS AHMED, Advocate [OPUC]
6. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]
7. Two CD Copies To, PMK G
HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED: 0711012026
ORDER
WP.No.33772 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 1P'r;SlAf€ ?l]26 NT 09 n o r'. c i) * l:- o c,,r (Gi N.l.