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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
JUVVADI SRIDEVI
Vijay Kumar Agarwal – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana represented by Public Prosecutor – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner's request to quash proceeding basis facts. (Para 1) |
ORDER :
Juvvadi Sridevi, J.
This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in SPL.S.C.No.109 of 2023 pending on the file of the learned V Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, (for short ‘the learned trial Court’), registered for the offences under Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, (for short ‘the Act’) and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘ IPC ’).
2. Heard Sri Avadesh Narayana Sanghi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Even after service of the notice, none appeared on behalf the respondent No.2. Perused the record.
3(a). The brief facts of the case are that on 02.12.2021, the petitioner-accused, who is the proprietor of Gokul Industries situated at Industrial Park, Sy.No.21/4, Dasnapur, Adilabad, approached the complainant and informed him that the premises of his industry and godown were
Criminal proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cannot arise from a private civil dispute without sufficient evidence of caste-based intent in the ....
The misuse of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can warrant quashing of criminal proceedings if evidence indicates false allegations motivated by personal grievan....
Criminal proceedings cannot substitute for civil disputes; without distinct allegations supporting criminal charges, complaints may be quashed to avoid abuse of legal process.
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