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SANJAY KAROL, SANDEEP MEHTA
B. V. Ram Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
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| 1. complainant filed a complaint (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. proceedings tantamount to abuse (Para 7) |
| 3. prima facie case against appellant (Para 8 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 4. high court justified in dismissing (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. thoughtful consideration to the arguments (Para 12) |
| 6. allegations made in the first information (Para 14) |
| 7. intentional insult must be of such (Para 23 , 24) |
| 8. impugned judgment quashed (Para 30 , 31 , 32) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard.
3. The instant appeal by special leave preferred by the appellant takes exception to the judgment dated 3rd May, 2024, passed by the High Court of Judicature for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad1 [Hereinafter referred to as the “High Court”] in Criminal Petition No. 11653 of 2022, whereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19732 [For short ‘Cr.P.C.’] preferred by the appellant, seeking quashment of the chargesheet in Case Crime No. 1771 of 2022, submitted against the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 269, 270 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 18603 [For short ‘IPC’] before the Court of learned XI A
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