Telangana High Court
CRLP/17610/2025 of Deepak Kumar Vs The State of Telangana on 31 December 2025
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEIUBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 17610 OF 2025 Between: 1. Deepak Kumar, S/o.Pratap Reddy Aged 41 years, Occ: Sales and Department
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEIUBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 17610 OF 2025
Between:
1. Deepak Kumar, S/o.Pratap Reddy Aged 41 years, Occ: Sales and Department f\/anager M/s Ratnadeep Retail Pvt Ltd, R/o D-18, Wellington Road, Vikrampuri, Karkhana, Secunderabad - 500009 Telangana
2. RamaKrishna, S/o Haribabu Aged 40
ttl/s Ratnadeep Retail Pvt Ltd R/o D-
Karkhana, Secunderabad - 500009
rs, Occ: Senior manager at
Wellington Road, Vikrampuri,
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...Petitioners/Accused No.3 & 4
AND
1. The State of Telangana, Rep.by Public Prosecutor Hyderabad District, (Through Station House Officer, Karkhana Police Station) High Court, Hyderabad.
2. Bonthu Pradeep Kumar, S/o not known,
3rd floor Laxmi Nagar, Lalapet, Secunde
5.00017.
3. R. Rahul C/o Late ttl.Raj Kumar, Aged about 30 yrs, R/o 3-16-706, Behind Syndicate Bank, SP Colony, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad- 500015
4. Kurakula Srikanth C/o Kurakula Pochaiah, Aged about 32 yrs, R/o 5-103, Ghanpur, Medchal, Telangana.
(RR-3 & 4 impleaded as per Court Order dt.31/'1212025, vide 1.A.No.312025, in Crl.P No.1761012025.)
...Proposed Respondents No.3,4
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 call for the records in FIR No. 21112025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Karkhana Police Station, Hyderabad and Quash the same insofar as the Petitioners (Accused Nos. 3 and 4) are concerned, as the same is illegal and an abuse of process of law.
Aged: 32yrs R/o H.No. 12-1-508182,
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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the [Vemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including arrest of the petitioners/A3-r\4 in FIR No.21112025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Karkhana Police Station, Hvderabad District, Telangana, pending disposal of the above Crl.P.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the lVlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri G Sindhu, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1.
The Court made the following: ORDER
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
CRIM
PETITION No.176 0 oI 2O25
Date:31 .12.2025
Between:
Deepak Kumar and another
.Petitioners/accused Nos.3 and 4
AND
The state of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, Hyderabad District, (Through Station House Officer, Karkhana Police Station), High Court, Hyderabad, and two others
...Respondents
ORDER
. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.3 and 4 in FlR.No.211 of 2025, on the file of the Station House Officer, Karkhana Police Station, Hyderabad registered for the offence punishable under Sections 42O, 406 rlw. 34 of The lndian Penal Code, 1860 (for short 'lPC').
2. Heard Ms. G. Sindhu, learned counsel for the petitioners/accused Nos.3 and 4 as well as Sri Jithender Rao t i
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ETD, J Crlp_!7610_2025 Veeramerlla, the learned Additionat Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No. 1 -State.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners have restricted his submissicn stating that a direction be issued to the Police to fotlow the procr:dure prescribed under section 35 (3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short'BNSS').
4. on the other hand, the learned Additional pubric prosecutor submitterl that the punishment prescribed for the offences alleged against the petitioners 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, 2o23 (for short 'BNSS').
5. Perused the record. The allegations leveled against the petitioners pertain to the offence under Sections 420, 406 rtw. 34 of lPC, whir:h attracts punishment of less than seven years. Hence, without gloing into the merits of the case, this court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioners/accused Nos.3 and 4to appear before the Investigating officer on or before 28.01.2026 between 11:00 a.nr. and 05:00 p.m. and in turn, the lnvestigating officer is directed to follow the procedure laid down under section 35 (3) of i:l ,,:.:;!Al --,,ifl
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ETD, J Crlp_17610 2025 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 Arnes h Kumar v. Sfafe of Biharl scrupulously. However, the petitioners/accused Nos.3 and 4 shall submit their 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 tnr{gstigallp Officer shall consider the same and complete the ' investigation strictly in accordance with law. ln case, the petitioners fail to appear befqre 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 stand closed. To, , C4oi.r) 8 Scc 43 SD'. C. DEEPIKA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR /TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER The Xl Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Secunderabad The Station House Officer, Karkhana Police station, Hyderabad Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana'at Hyderabad [OUTI One CC to Sri G Sindhu, Advocate [OPUC] Two CD Copies
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HIGH COURT DATED: 311121:,1.025
ORDER
CRLP.No.1761t, of 2025 DISPOSING OT: THE CRIMINAL PETITION
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