Telangana High Court
CRLP/16038/2026 of Gopu Shankar Vs The State of Telangana on 30 September 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEIMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 16038 OF 2026 Between: 1 . Gopu Shankar, S/o Balaiah Age. 40 years, Occ. Driver R/o H-No 51-5-31
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEIMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 16038 OF 2026
Between:
1 . Gopu Shankar, S/o Balaiah Age. 40 years, Occ. Driver R/o H-No 51-5-31 , Vangapahad village, Hasanparthy Mandal, Hanumakonda District - 506371.
2. Gopu Shalini, W/o Shankar Age. 34 years, Occ. Housewife R/o H-No 51-5-3'1 , Vangapahad village, Hasanparthy Mandal, Hanumakonda District - 506371
..PETITIONERS/ACC USED
AND
'1 . The State of Telangana, through, P.S Hasanparthy Hanumakonda District Rep.by Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad.
2. M, Suresh, S/o Not known to Petitioner Age. Major Occ. Sub-lnspector of Police R/o P.S Hasanparthy, Hasanparthy Mandal, Hanumakonda District -
506371.
...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANTS
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the [\Iemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in s.c No. 69 of 2026 on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Hanumakonda.
l.A. NO: 1OF 2026
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated rn the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including the appearance of the Petitioners/Accused in S.C. No. 69 of 2026 on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Hanumakonda.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri BADDAI\iI
ARAVIND REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jrthender Rao Veeramalla, the Addl. Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared on behalf of the Respondent No.2.
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No.16038 of 2026
CNR No.HBHC0IO672562026
Date: 30.09.2026.
Between:
Gopu Shankar and another
...Petitioners
AND
The State of Telangana, and another
...Respondents
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ORDER
This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.l and 2 seeking to quash the proceedings in S.C.No.69 of 2026 on the file of the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge at Hanumakonda.
2. Heard Sri B.Aravind Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondents.
3. Though the criminal petition was filed seeking to quash the proceedings in S.C.No.69 of 2026 by raising various grounds when this Court is not inclined to entertain the present criminal - petition on the ground that there are specific allegations levelled in the complaint as well as in the final report, and the said allegations prima facie disclose cognizable offences and the grounds urged and pleaded in the present criminal petition are disputed facts and the same has to be adjudicated and decided by the leamed trial Court after a full fledged trial. At this juncture, leamed counsel for the petitioners restricted his prayer requesting this Court to dispense with the appearance of the petitioners/accused Nos. I and 2 in S.C.No.69 of 2026, on the file of the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge at Hanumakonda, on the ground that the matter before the trial Court has not yet ripened for the trial and the petitioners wants to face the prosecution to prove their innocence. As such the learned counsel sought for dispensing with the presence of petitioners before the Trial Court.
4. The leamed Additional Public Prosecutor has not opposed the submissions made by the leamed counsel for petitioners.
5. Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the presence of petitioner No.2/accused No-2 in S.C.No.69 of 2026, on the file of the leamed Principal .) To, District and Sessions Judge at Hanumakonda IS dispensed with, as she is a housewife, subject to the condition that the petitioner No.2/accused No.2 shall be represented through her counsel on each and every date of adjoumment. If the presence of the petitioner No.2/accused No.2 IS required, she shall appear before the trial Court. In case of the non-appearance of the petitioner No.2/accused No.2 on the specific date fixed by the trial Court for her appearance, the trial Court is entitled to proceed with the matter, in accordance with law. However, no such relief is granted against petitioner No. l/accused No. 1 .
6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand SD/- B. REKHA RANI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY' SECTION OFFICER
1. The Princ pal District and Sessions Judge at Hanumakonda
2. The Station House Officer, Police Station Hasanparthy, Hanumakonda District
3. Twr CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR High Court for the State of Telangana, at l-liderabad [OUT] 4 One CC to SRI BADDAM ARAVIND REDDY Advocate [OPUC]
5. Two CD Copies rPK/cNK \1\- G
HIGH COURT DATED: 3010912026
ORDER
GRLP.No.16038 of 2026 CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSED OF 1irg STATE o' e ) $B stl 2[2[ Z C .',, ,/ C q, e-