Telangana High Court
CRLP/17460/2025 of G. Srinath @ Govada Srinath, Vs The State of Telangana, Through SHO, P.S. Raidurgam, on 31 December 2025
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA ATHYDERABAD ' WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 17460 OF 2025 Between: G. Srinath @ Govada Srinath, Director HSN Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
ATHYDERABAD
'
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 17460 OF 2025
Between:
G. Srinath @ Govada Srinath, Director HSN Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd., S/o.Ranga Rao, Aged 43 years, Occ: Business, R/o.Flat No.402, 4th Floor, Supriya Splendor, Kalyan Road, Prashanthi Hills, Hyderabad
...PETITIONERYACCUSED NO.1
AND
'1 . The State of Telangana, Through SHO, P.S. Raidurgam, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad, Hyderabad
...RESPONDENT NO.1 /COMPLAINANT
2. Kodali Rakesh Babu, S/o.K.Veerabhadra Rao, Age Major, Occ: Business, R/o.H.No.4-19-136, 1st Lane, Vikas Nagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh State
...RESPONDENT NO.2/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings against petitioner/accused no.1 in Crime No.1420 of 2025 of P.S. Raidurgam dated 06.12.2025 Cyberabad on the file of the Xlll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, R.R. District at Rajendra Nagar Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings, including the appearance of the petitioner/accused no.1 in Crime No.1420 of 2025 of P.S. Raidurgam dated 06.12.2025 Cyberabad on the file of the Xlll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, R.R. District at Rajendra Nagar, pending disposal of the above criminal petition This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri NAGESHWAR RAO PUJARI, Advocate for the Petitioner and SRl. JITHENDER
RAO VEERAMALLA, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1 and of Ms Challa Kiranmayee for the Respondent No.2
The Court made the following: ORDER
l.A. NO: 2OF 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.17460 ot 2025
Dale: 3'1.12.2025
Between:
G. Srinath @ Govada Srinath
...Petitioner/accused No. 1
AND
The State of Telangana, Through SHO, PS Raidurgam, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, High Court Buildings, at Hyderabad and another
... Respondents
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ORDER
1. This Criminal Petition is filed under.Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No.1 in Crime.No.142O o't 2025, on the file of the learned Xlll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District at Rajendra Nagar,registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 406, 504, 506 r/w. 34 of The lndian penal Code, 1g60 (for short 'rPC',). ( ( t t
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2. Heard Sri Nageshwar Rao Pujari, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.1 as well as Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No. 1-State.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner have restricted his submission stating that a direction be issued to the Police to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS').
4. On the other hand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the punishment prescribed for the offences alleged against the petitioner is less than seven (07) years and has sought for directions to the Police to proceed with investigation by issuing notice under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS').
5. Perused the record. The allegations leveled against the petitioner pertain to the offence under Sections 420, 406, 504, 506 rlw.34 of lPC, which attracts punishment of less than seven years. Hence, without going into the merits of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioner/accused No-'1 to appear before &e-lnvestigating Officer on or before 28.01 -2026 between 11:00 a'm' I Ii I
., ETD, ] Crlp-l'7 460 ]025 and 05:00 p.m. and in turn, the lnvestigating Officer is directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 35 (3) of the BNSS (previously section 41-A of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973) and also the guidelines formulated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of lndia in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Biharl scrupulously. However, the petitioner/accused No.1 shall submit his defense and co-operate with the lnvestigating Officer as and when required by furnishing information and producing all relevant documents/material required for the purpose of investigation and the lnvestigating Officer shall consider the same and complete the investigation strictly in accordance with law. ln case, the petitioner fails to appear before the lnvestigating Officer within the stipulated time, the lnvestigating Officer is at liberty to take necessary steps in accordance with law.
6. Accordingly the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 7 . As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall sland closed I 6ronr) I Sc,c 113 //TRUE COPY// Sd/. T. SRIDEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To,
The xlll Additionar Judiciar triragistrate of First class, R.R. District at Rajendra Nagar The Station House Officer, Raidurgam police Station, Raidurgam, Cyberabad District
3. One CC to SRI NAGES
4. One CC to Ms CHALLA
5. Two CCs to Public Pros Hyderabad [OUTI
6. Two CD Copies TW3B.F4o PUJART Advocate [oPucl KIRANIUAYEE Advocate [OpUb] ecutor, High Court for the State oi Telangana at ky HIGH COURT DATED: 3111212025
ORDER
CRLP.No.17460 of 2025 DISPOSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION
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