Telangana High Court
CRLP/13093/2025 of S.Venkataratnam Died Vs The State of Telangana, on 10 October 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE JUWAOI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION NO: '13093 OF 2025 Between: 1 S.Venkataratnam Died, O/o.S.Hari Purusballam, Represented by his wife and legal heir,
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
FRIDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF OCTOBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE JUWAOI SRIDEVI
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: '13093 OF 2025
Between:
S.Venkataratnam Died, O/o.S.Hari Purusballam, Represented by his wife and legal heir, Nekkalapudi Saradamba, W/o. Late S..Venkataratnam Aged about 69 years, Occ. Housewife. Ryo. Plot No. 1092, Ayyappa Society, Madhapur, Serilingampally, Kothaguda, Ranga Reddy District.
...PETrTrON ER/ACCUSED(S)
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1. The State of Telangana,, rep., by its Special Public Prosecutor for SPE and ACB Cases, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad
...RESPON DENT/COMPLAINANTS
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 relax the condition imposed in Crl. M.P.No. 309 ol 2012 rn Crime No 321ACB - CIU - HYD/2008 in C.C.No. 13 of 2013 on the file of the Principal Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Hyderabad by deleting the following clause The petitioner is specifically directed to produce the same as and when directed the court , in the interest of justice.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri C SHARAN
REDDY ,Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri. T. Bala Mohan Reddy the Special Public Prosecutor for Anti Corruption Bureau on behalf of the Sole Respondent.
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUWADI IiRIDEVI
CRIMINAL PETITION No.13093 of 202 E:
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ORDER
This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitionr r seeking to relax the condition imposed in Crl.M.P.No.309 of Il{ 12 in Crime No.32lACB-ClU-HYD/2008 in C.C.No.1 3 of 2013 or he fite of the Principal Special Judge for SpE & ACB Cases, ll Tderabad by deleting the following clause "Ihe petitioner ,: specificaily directed to produce the same as and when direct= I the Courl,,, in the interest of justice.
2. Heard Sri C.Sharan Reddy, learned corr rsel for the petitioner and Sri T.Bala Mohan Reddy, learr:d Standing Counsel Spl.PP for ACB
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contende,l that the wife of the petitioner is arrayed as sole accused in C.C.t o.13 of 2013 on the file of the Principal Special Judge for SpE S ACB Cases, Hyderabad, for the offence punishable under se<;l on 13(21 rlw 13(1)(c) of the P.C. Act. She was charged for pos,; :ssing assets disproportionate to her known sources of incomr: to a tune of Rs.66.37.759/- for the check period of 05-08_1977 t ft_12-2OOB while she was working as a Town plannrr g Assistant, l/c Assistant City Planner, Town planning Section, : HMC.
4. lt is further contended that the husband of the petitioner by name S,Venkataratnam filed Crl.M.P.No.309 of 2012 under sections 451 & 457 Cr.P.C. prior to the filing of the charge-sheet, seeking return of original sale deeds bearing document No.773l1995 & 5804/1996 and original gift deeds bearing document Nos.371412005, 371512005, 371612005 & 371712005. The same was allowed on 11-01-2012 as the prosecution reported no objection as the said documents were not tagged as assets of the accused. However, the trial court directed the petitioner to produce those documents as and when required by the court.
5. Learned counsel further contended that the trial in the case is still pending and the case is posted for the evidence of PW-57 and the aforesaid documents are in the custody of petitioner and the prosecution has not sought for production of the documents till date. Since, the trial court directed the petitioner to produce the documents as and when required, the petitioner is unable to enjoy the fruits of the property as the trial would take a substantial amount of time, as the prosecution has not completed its evidence and the defence has not yet begun examining its witnesses. Hence, he seeks to relax the condition imposed by the trial court to produce the documents as and when required.
6. On the other hand, learned Standing Coun:s rl Spl.PP for ACB on written instructions contended that the t.i tl Court has passed the impugned order releasing the subje< t documents before filing charge-sheet, the asset vide Dor No.77311995 pertaining to Plot bearing No.3 part, Sy.No.12i and 130/1 , admeasuring 98 Sq. Yards, situated at Gaddiannare m (v), Saroor Nagar (M), R.R.District is considered as the asse: No.4 in the Annexure No.1 Assets of the Accused Officer arr the same is under attachment and cannot be relaxed. He furlt er contended t I that the Prosecution has no objection in relaxing Doc.Nos.5804/1996, 371412OO5, 371512005, 37 371712005. :onditions for and
7. Taking into consideration of the said subrri ;sions made by the respective learned counsel, this Court is inclir ed to set-aside the impugned order and remand back the mattel r the trial Court and the petitioner is at liberty to file an application for relaxation of the condition before the trial Court and the trial C: trt is directed to decide the matter on merits and pass appropriatr: orders strictly in accordance with law. B. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dispose < of.
\ \ As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. SD/.M.NAGAMANI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ECTION OFFICER
1. The Principal Speciat Judge for SpE and ACB Cases, Hyderabad, Tetangana
2. The SHO CtU, ACB, M.J. Market, Hyderabad. 3 One CC to SRt. C SHARAN REDDy Advocate [OPUC]
4. One CC to SRt. T BALA MOHAN REDDY(SC FOR ACB SpL pp TS) To, loPUCl Two CD Copies PK/PSL 4L
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