Smt. P. Bhargavi v. The State of Telangana
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: K.SURENDER
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2024-01-03. Smt. P. Bhargavi v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SURENDER CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 1007 OF 2023 Appeal under Section 372 oI Cr. P. C aggrieved by the iudgment dated 03- 10-2023 passed in C. C. No. 32B ot 2017 on the file of the Court of the learned XV Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, at Kukatpally, Medchal-Malkajgiri District. Between: Smt. P. Bhargavi, Wo. P.. Sivakanth Reddy, Aged about 33 years, Occ: Private Service, R/o LIG - 196,7'n Phase, KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, Medchal-Malkajgiri District. ... APELLANT/COMPLAINANT AND 'l . The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad. RESPONDENT No. 1 2 Pesala Sivakantha Reddy, S/o. Lakshmi Reddy, Aged about 36 years, Occ. Software Engineer R/o. Flat. no. 211, Fenbreeze, Kadugudi, Bangalore, Karnataka State. 3. Pesala Lakshmi Reddy alias Laxma Reddy, S/o.
Konda Reddy, Aged about 64 years, Occ: Agriculture, 4. P. Pramila, Wo Laxma Reddy, Aged about 58 years, Occ: House Wife The Respondents. no. 3 and 4 are R/o. H. No. 4-134-1 , Yerragudi, Pulivendula, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. 5. Sarola, Wo. Srinath Reddy, Aged about 39 years, Occ: House Wife, R/o. 175, Block No. 5, Naveli, Tamilnadu State. 6 Sivaleela, Wo Gangi Reddy, Aged about 37 years, Occ. House wife, R/o. Mannekolla, Banglore, Karnataka State. ... RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED No. 1 to 5 Counsel for the Appellant: SRl. K L B KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No. 1: ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Counsel for the Respondent No. 2 to 6: - The Court made the following: JUDGMENT i I THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SURENDER CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1OO7 OF 2o23 JUDGMENT: This Criminal Appeal is hled by the appellant/complainalt to set asid. e the judgment dated O3. 1O. 2023 passed in C. C. No. 328 of 2Ol7 by the XV Addl.
Metropolitan Magistrate at Kukatpally, Medchal-Malkajgrri District and thereby to convict the respondents/ accused Nos. 1 to 5. 2. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Additiona-l Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State. Perused the record 3. The appellant is the de facto complainant in the Lower I / Court. The respondent Nos. 2 to 6 were tried for the offences under Section 4984. of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dor. r,ry Prohibition Act, 1961. The learned Magistrate by judgment, dated 03. 10. 2023 found the respondent Nos. 2 to 6/accused Nos. I to 5 not guilty and acquitted them of all the charges. 4. The present appeal is hled under Section 372 of Cr. P. C. According to the proviso under Section 372 of Cr. P. C, the appeal against the acquittal would lie to the Court to which an appeal ordinarily lies against the order of conviction of such court.
In the event of conviction by the Magistrate court for the offence under Section 498-A of the penal Indian Code and/or under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, the appeal would lie to the Sessions Court. In view of the same, the appellant is at liberer to avajl the said remedy. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Appeal is disposed of directing the Registry ro return the bundle to the counsel for the appellant enabling him ro lile the appeal in the Sessions Court. Miscellaneous applications pending, if urry, shall stand i closed. SD/- K. SAILESHI DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFTCER To, i 1. The XV Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Kukatpally, Medchal-Malkalgiri Distirct (With Records if any) 2. The Statron House Officer, K. P. H. B Police Station, Medchal-Malkajgiri i 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (OUT) 4. One CC to SRl. K L B KUMAR, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CD Copies 6.
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