Mr.Bandi Sandeep Raja, v. The State of Telangana
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
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Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-01-20. Mr.Bandi Sandeep Raja, v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
134441 THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION NOi 427 OF 2026 Between: Mr. Bandi Sandeep Raja, S/o. Bandi Pandu, Aged about 44yeas, Occupation. I. T Professional R/o R/o H. no. 10-2-355/2, Flat No. 202, Prabhatkar Apartment, Vijay Nagar colony' Hyderabad ... pETrroNER/AccusED No. 1 AND 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for Telangana State, Hyderabad 2. Rabia Basri, Wo Mohammed Saleem, Age. 47yrs, Occ. House Hold, H. No. 9-10- 21tN8, Foreisn cottase, rnside Gorconda t"*,. :[f{Aod$olirsrcorr,pLArNANrs 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 in Crime No.
3 of 2026 pending before the Station House Officer, Police Station Golconda at Hyderabad Telangana, dated 02-01'2026 so far as the Petitioner/Accused No. 1 is concerned Pass such other order or orders as this Court may deem ftt and proper in the anterest of justice. l. A. NO: 2 OF 2026 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 please to stay the arrest of the petitioner rn Crime No. 3/2026 pending before the Station House Officer. Golconda Police Station at Hyderabad, dated 02-01-2026 registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 351(2) r/w 3(5)of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), pending disposal of the Criminal Petition.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Ashwin Kumar Jaiswal, learned counsel who argued through virtual mode representing Mr. Aamer Hashmi, Advocate for the Petitioner/accused No. 1 and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1, and none appears for Respondent No. 2 The Court made the following: ORDER . } tN THE HIGH COURT FORTHE STATE OF TI:. ANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA I I iVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 427 of 20:! i DATE OF ORD ER:-20. 01. 2026 i l Between: i Mr. Bandi Sandeep Raja, R/o. Hyderabad. -.. Petitiorr, r/Accused No. 1 AND I The State of Telangana I j rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court i t for Telangana at Hyderabad & another. . . . Respondents i i ORDER: i I I I 1.
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 128 of Bharatiya I i Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023(for short'BNSS') s aeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No 1 in Crime No. 03 of 2026, on the file of Golconda Police Sta i rn, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sectior ; 316(2)' 318(a) and 351(2) read with 3(5)of BNS, 2023. 2. Heard Sri Ashwin Kumar Jaiswal, learned cort tsel who argued -through virtual mode representing Mr. Aamer ashmi, learned counsel on record for the petitioner/accused ll I 1 as well as ( lt ETD) Cn. P. No. 127-2026 Sri Jitender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional pub{ic Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No. 1-State. 3.
Learned petitione/s counsel has submitted that the petitioner has never created any documents nor has created any Agreement-of-Sale and that infact, the defacto complainant has executed an Agreement-of-Sale in his favour and now has created a new Agreement-of-Sale just to avoid the transaction entered into with the petitioner. He further submitted that the petitioner has filed a Suit vide O. S. No. 7O1 of 2025 against the defacto complainant and to just to settle the scores in that matter, the present complaint is lodged by the defacto complainant against the petitioner with false allegations. He therefore prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioner. 4. The leamed Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that filing of a Suit does not preclude the petitioner in launching the criminal proceedings when there is a criminal element alleged against the petitioner. However, the offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable with less than seven years of imprisonment.
He therefore prayed to pass appropriate orders. 5. Perused the record. The petitioner is alleged with the offences under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 351(2) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2@3. g whicn are punishable with less than seven___y9ars Ot ETD,J Crl. P. No. 427_2026 imprisonment. The investigation is still in progrer s. The same cannot be stalled at this stage. Hence, without goirt into the merits of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to lispose of the Criminal Petition by directing the petitioner to ap1 ear before the Police and receive the notice under Section 35(3) of t NSS. 6. Hence, the Criminal Petition is disposed c f directing the petitioner/accused No. 'l to appear before the lnvestig ating Officer on or before 10. 02. 2026 between 11:00 a. m. and 0t': )0 p. m.
and in turn, the lnvestigating fficer is directed to follow tl't procedure laid down under Section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023 (previous y Section 41-A of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973) and also the guidelines formulated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of lndia irr Arnesh Kumar v. Stafe of Biharl scrupulously. However, the p: . itioner/accused No. 1 shall submit his defense and co-operate with t re lnvestigating Officer as and when required by furnishing i formation and producing all relevant documents/material required trr the purpose of investigation and the lnvestigating Officer shall co r:;ider the same and complete the investigation strictly in accordarrt er with law. ln case, the petitioner fails to appear before the lnv,: ;ligating Officer (2014) ' 8 scc 273 ETO,T olP. No. 427_m26 within the stipulated time, the lnvestigating Officer is at liberty to take ne@ssary steps in accordance with law. 7. With the above observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed of accordingly. 8.
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. SD/. T. SRINIVASA REDOY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// 6 SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The XVll Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Hyderabad. 2. The Station House Officer, Golconda Police Statron, at Hyderabad. 3. One CC to Sri Aamer Hashmi, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana (our) 5. Two CD Copies BJLB/PSL MP- HIGH COURT DATED:2OIO112O26 - a---=: l1 ( OROER () l\ r I 1. 8 /.! lb * * CRLP. No. 427 ot 2026 l) ,5 CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSED OF \rr' B zl-l*
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