Telangana High Court
CRLP/16338/2026 of Koppula Venkateshwar Reddy Vs The State of Telangana on 6 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO CRIMI NAL PETITION NO: 16338 OF 2026 Between: 1. Koppula Venkateshwar Reddy, S/o Late. lndrasena Reddy, aged about 32 years,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMI NAL PETITION NO: 16338 OF 2026
Between:
1. Koppula Venkateshwar Reddy, S/o Late. lndrasena Reddy, aged about 32
years, Occupation. Software Engineer, R/o. H.No.3-59-4111605' Himagiri Colony, Near Chengicherla Bus Depot, Medipally, Medchal Malkajgiri Dist
...A1 (Husband of the De-facto-Com plainant)
2. Koppula Jyothi, Wo. Late lndrasena Reddy, aged about 59
Occupation House-hold, to H No.3-59-41i 1605, Himagiri colony, Chengicnerla Bus-Depot, Medipally, Medchal Malkalgiri Dist.
years.
Nea r
...A2 (Mother of Al )
3. Shyamala lVlounika, Wo. Venkat Reddy, aged About 35 years, occupation.
House-hold, C/o H No 3-59-4111605, Himagiri colony, Near-Chengicherla Bus Depot, Medipally, tt/edchal lt/lalkajgiri.
..A3 (Sister of Al )
4. Shyamala Venkat Reddy, S/o. Ranga Reddy, aged About 40 years, occupation Software Engineer, C/o H.No.3-59-4111605, Himagiri colony.
Near-Chengicherla Bus Depot. tt/edipally. Medchal IVlalkajgiri .A4 (Borther-in-law of Al )
...Petitioners
AND
1. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of J udicature at Hyderabad.
'..Resp./Complainant
2. Koppula Swathi, Wo K. Venkateshwar Reddy Aged about 28 years, occupation. House-hold. Clo Dlo Nimmathi Srinivas Reddy, R/o. 1-2-0611'
Banapuram area, Jangaon Town and District
...RespondenUDe-facto-Com plai nant
Petition under Sectron 528 of BNSS praying that in the circurnstances stated in the lt4emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court rnay be pleased to quash the proceedrngs in D.V.C No.26 of 2025 on the file of the Prl. Junior Civil .Judge curn Judicial F irst Class [t4agistrate. at Jamgaon
l.A. NO: 1OF 2026
Petit on under Section 482 of Cr.P C praying that in the circurrstances stated in the Memo.andum of Grounds of Criminal Petition. the High Court rnay be pleased to stay all further proceedings in D.V.C. No 26 of 2025 on the file of the Prl Junior Civil J udge-cunr-J ud icia I F:irst Class lttlagistrate, at Jamgaon including appearance of Petitioners/A1 to 44, pending disposal of the above Criminal Petitior.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the [Vlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments cf Sri Ch. Venkat Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of none appeared for the Respondent No. 2.
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR TTIE STATE OF'TELANGANA
AT TTYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENTVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No.16338 of 2o.26
CNR.No.HBHCO 10684OO2()26
Date: O6.1O.2026
Between:
Koppula Venkateshwar Reddy and three others petitioners/ accused Nos. 1 to 4
AND
The State of Telangana, and another
respondents
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ORDER
This Criminal Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in D.V.C.No 26 of 2025 on the Iile of the Principal Junior Civii Judge-cum-Judicial First Class Magistrate at Jangaon, wherein the petitioners were arrayed as accused Nos.1 Lo 4.
2. Heard Mr. Ch. Venkat Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No. 1 .
3. With their consent, the criminal petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. Notice in respect of respondent No.2 is dispensed rvith
4. When this Court expressed the view that the present case does not come within the ambit of rarest of rare casr:s, as the fina1 report contains specific allegations against the petitioners wht:h, pima. /acie, disclose cognizable offences, and the gror-rnds urged in the criminal petition require adjudir;ation by the trial Court after full-fledged trial and the same cannot be adju.dicated b]. this Court while exercising the powers t;onferred und,:r Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2O2i\ (for short 'BNSS'), at this juncture, learned couns,:l for the petitioners requested this Court to dispense with the presence of pe titioners in D.V.C.No 26 of 2025 on the file of the Principal Junirr Civil ,Judge-cum-Judicial First Class Magistrate at Jangaon, on the ground that petitioner Nos.1 and 4 are software engirLeers and petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are house'a,ives and the matter before the trial Court has not ripened for the trial yet.
5. The learned Additronal hrblic Prosecutor has not opposed the submission made by the learned counsel for petitionr.rs.
6. Taking ;nto consideration the peculiar facl s and circurnstances of the case and the submission made bv the a learned counsel for the petitioners, the presence of the petitioner Nos.2 to 4/accused Nos.2 to 4 in D.V.C.No 26 of 2025 on the fi1e of the Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial First Class Magistrate at Jangaon, is dispensed with, subject to the condition that petitioner Nos.2 to 4/accused Nos.2 to 4 shall be represented by their counsel on every date of hearing, unless their presence is specifically required during the course of the trial. In the event of non-appearance of petitioner Nos.2 to 4/accused Nos.2 to 4 on any date so fixed by the trial Court, the trial Court sha1l be entitled to proceed with the matter in accordance with law. No relief is granted in respect of petitioner No.1/accused No. 1.
7. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shal1 stand closed SD/-C. DEEPIKA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ,TRUE COPY// b_ rlPr{o To, SEC FFIGER 1 The Principal Junior civil Judge-cum-Jud ical First class lvlagistrate, at J angaon.
2. Two CCs to the Publrc Prosecutor. High court for the state of Telangana, at Hyderabad (OUT)
3. One CC to Sri Ch. Venkat Reddy, Advocate [OPUC]
4. Two CD Copies DT,/GNK
HIGH COURT DATED: 0611012026 y,e S TA f4: CT
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ORDER
CRLP.No.16338 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION \D ,t"