Kothinti Narayana v. The State of Telangana
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: J SREENIVAS RAO
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Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2025-12-17. Kothinti Narayana v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
33031 [ IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 16980 0F 2025 Between: Kothinti Narayana, S/o. K. Thimmappa, Age. 52 years , Occup ation. Agriculture, R/o Maddelabanda Village,Maldakal Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, Telangana - 509132. ... Petitioner/Accused No. 1 3 AND 1 The State of Telangana, Through SHO Maldakal, Jogulamba Gadwal District. Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, Hyderabad- 500066. ... Respondent No. 1 2 Kurva Muralidar, S/o. Kurva Venkatesh, Aged about 44 yearc, Occupation. Agriculture, R/o. MaddelabandaVillage,Maldakal Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, Telangana - 509132. ... Respondent No.
2/ De-facto Complainant 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 against Petitioner/Accused No. 13 in Crime No. 187 ol 2025 on the file of P. S. Maldakal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, registered U/Sec. 118(2), 191(2), 191(3), 329(3), 324(4), 115(2), 352, 351(2) R/w. 3(5) BNS. r. A. NO 1 0F 2025 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 stay all further proceedings against Petitioner/ Accused No. 13 in Crime No. 187 of 2025 on the file of P. S. Maldakal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, registered U/Sec. 118(2), 191(2), 191(3), 329(3), 324(4), 115(2), 352, 351(2) R/w. 3(5) BNS including arrest of petitioner/Accused No. 13, pending disposal of the quash petition.
,7 This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing he Memorandum of Grounds of criminar Petition and upon hearing the argume r ts of sri p. pramodh sagar ,Advocate for the petitioner and sri Jithender Rao Vt eramalla, Additionar Public Prosecutor on beharf of Respondent No. 1 and ncr e appeared for the Respondent No. 2. The Court made the following: ORDER HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAI) THE HONOURABLE SRI WSTICE J. SREENTVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITIO N No. 169aO of 2O2s DATE: 1 7. t2. 2o. 2s Between Kothinti Narayana .... Petitioner/accused No. 1 3 AND The State of Telangana, Through SHO Maldakal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, Represented by its public prosecutor, High Court of Telargana, Hyderabad and another .. . Respondents :ORDE R: This criminal petition has been filed by the petitioner/accused No. 13 seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.
lg7 of 2o2s of Maldakal (M) Police Station, Jogulamba Gadwal District, registered for the offences under Secrions 329(3), 329(41, l18(t), 1 15(21, 352, 351(2), 191(^) and 191(3) read with 3(S) of the Bharariya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, tsNSJ. 2. Heard Mr. p. pramodh Sagar, Iearned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Adclitional Public Prosecutor appear. ing for respondent No. 1 State. Learlgl,counsel lor the petitioner submitted that though the offences levelled against the petitioner are punishable u,ith an imprisonment of less than seven years, tll : Investigating Ofhcer l without following the mandatory procedur: as prescribed under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Sura< ;ha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'BNSS') and the guidelines issued by tLt Apcx Court in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Biharr, proceeding witl- the investigation and ttre same is contrary to law. - 4.
Learned Assistant Public Prosecuto submitted that the Investigating Ofhcer will follow the due prot:, dure as contemplated under law. 5- Takir-rg into consideration the facts an < circumstances of the case and the submissions made by the res: :ctive parties, without expressing any view on the merits of the r ase, the Investigating Officer is directed to scrupulously follow the I 'ocedure contemplated under Sect. ion 35(3) of the BNSS and the g- . delir-res issucd by the Apex Court. in Arnesh Kumar supriz and concl rde the investigation. - 6. It is made clear that the petitione accused No. 13 shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer for the investigation and make himself available to him as and when rc< uired and also provide -rim the informalion/documents as sought by to conclude the investigation. r,r) 8 scc- zz: '(zo \ \ 7 ' If tJ. e petitioner/accused No.
13 fails to cooperate with the Investigating ofrrcer for investigation, the Investigating officer is at liberty to take action against him in accordance with law. 8 Subject to the above directions, the Criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed SD/. C DEEPIKA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 6 //TRUE COPYII SECTION OFFICER To, 1 . The principal Judicial F; Ctass Masistrate at z. rne . triio,i;"";;,;"&;,,^, Gartwal - :r, Maldakal police Station. Jogulamba District Gadwal Prosecutor, High courr ' L-;f:;l::nfuil1"" ror the state or reransana . AGAR, Advocate 3 ? ,15 33 fo|[! t'*M. DH ropuc] ADIVABK HIGH COURT DATED:17t12t2025 . ,// 1$ES rF & ( o tJ ,l (i I I U L ? sl5 . C\ i ), * ( i/ De . : .. - cql c. tr! 9, :l ORDER CRLP. No. 16980 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRLP eI \
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