IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
Moushumi Bhattacharya
Tandu Srinivas – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. description of offences leading to chargesheet (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. discussion on ipc and cr.p.c. procedural requirements (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. court ruling on the absence of a valid complaint (Para 20 , 21) |
ORDER :
1. The petitioners pray for quashing of the proceedings in C.C.No.6 of 2025 for the offences under sections 188, 171 (B) read with 171 (E) and 171(H) of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘ IPC ’).
3. The Chargesheet dated 24.05.2024 arose out of a complaint received on 10.05.2024 at 0400 hours from one Sri G. Venkateshwarlu, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Kachiguda Police Station, Hyderabad. The Complaint states that the complainant had been deployed as the Police Station night duty officer at 2200 hours on 09.05.2024 and that the complainant along with other staff members and Flying Squad-1A Team members was performing vehicle checking at Lingampally X Roads, Kachiguda, Hyderabad from 0200 hours to 0300 hours on 10.05.2024, when at about 0240 hours, the complainant and the others stopped a vehicle bearing No.TS-09-EZ-6633 Fortuner Car (White Colour) coming from Kachiguda X Road to Railway Station Road. On searching the vehicle, they found one bag conta
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