Muttamsetty Krishna Rao v. The State of Telangana,
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
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High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2025-12-30. Muttamsetty Krishna Rao v. The State of Telangana,. Read the judgment and case details on...
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134441 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 17831 OF 2025 Between: 1. Muttamsefty Krishna Rao, S/o Muttamsefty Venkata Narayana Aged about 56 years, Occ. Business R:/o Plot No. 6 and T,Green Walk Ways,Budvel (V) Rajendranagar (M), Hyderabad, Rangareddy Dist- 500030. 2. Dr. Muttamsefty Vijaya Nirmala, Wo M. Krishna Rao Aged about 56 years, Occ. Chairperson, Nova Medical College FUo. Plot No. 6 and T,Green Walk Ways, Budvel (V) Rajendranagar (M), Hyderabad, Rangareddy Dist- 500030 3. Muttamsefty Sumedh Yagni, S/o M. Krishna Rao Aged about 30 years, Occ. Vice President, Nova Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Rl/o Plot No. 6 and T,Green Walk Ways, Budvel (V) Rajendranagar (M), Hyderabad, Rangareddy Dist- 500030. 4. Ms. Muttamsetty Akhila, D/o M. Krishna Rao Aged about 28 years, Occ.
Joint Secretary, Nova lnstitute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Rl/o Plot No. 6 and 7, Green Walk Ways, Budvel (V) Rajendranagar (M), Hyderabad, Rangareddy District- 500030 ... Petitioners/Accused AND 'l . The State of Telangana,, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad. 2. Sri Kuthadi Srikanth, S/o K. Srinivas Aged about 35 years, Occ. Director, 53 Medical Solutions S. No. 2-252, Sreeram Nagar Colony, Jawahar Nagar Kapra Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana. .. ,Respondents 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 FIR No. 14 of 2025, dated. 06. 01.
2025 registered by Abdullapurmet Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, for the offences under Section 351(2) BNS and Sections 3(1Xr)(s), 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and all further proceedings arising there from in so far as the Petitioners are concerned and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. l. A. NO: 2OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of Cr. P. C 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 arising out of FIR No. 14 of 2025, dated. 06. 01. 2025, PS Abdullapurmet, Rachakonda Commissionerate, for the offences under Section 351(2) BNS and Sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 act especially against the petitioners herein.
This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri KARNATI VENKATA REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Sri Jitherider Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor an behalf of the Respondent No. and none appeared for the Respondent No. 2. The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T]RUMALA DEVIEADA CRIMINAL PETITIO N No. 17831 ot2O25 Date:30. 12. 2025 Betvveen: Muttamshetty Krisha Rao and three others ... Petitioners/accused AND The State of Telangana, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad and another .. Respondents ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') by the petitioners/accused seeking to quash the proceedings against them in FlR. No.
14 of 2025 on the file of Abdullapurmet Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 351(2) of of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short'BNS') and Sections S(1XrXs), 3(2)(va) of The Scheduled Castes And The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Of Atrocitie) Act, 1989 (for short'SC ST POA Act'). Crl. P 17831 2025 2. Heard Sri Karnati Venkata Reddy, leamed counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No. 1- State. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the other accused have already been served with notice under Section 35 (3) of BNSS and that the same relief can be extended to the petitioners herein. 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has not disputed the same and submitted to pass appropriate orders. 5.
Thus, without going into the merits of the case, this Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the lnvestigating Officer 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 y. State of Biharl scrupulously. However, the petitioners shall submit their defense and co-operate with the lnvestigating Officer as and when required by I (2014) 8 scc 273 I J Crl. P 17831 2025 / furnishing information and produce all relevant documents/material required for the purpose of the investigation and the lnvestigating Officer shall consider the same and complete the investigation strictly in accordance with law. In 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.
As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/. B. G. VYJAYANTHI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR \ 6 /ffRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Abdullapurment. 2 Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] 3 One CC to SRl. KARNATI VENKATA REDDYAdvocate [OpUC] 4 One CC to SRl. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Advocate tOptjCI 5 Two CD Copies a I I HIGH COURT DATED:3011212025 ORDER CRLP. No. 17831 ot 2025 STA][ . ( a) t'tr26 , 11 ttB 3 * t DISPOSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION \o"L
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