IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
J.SREENIVAS RAO
Potta Rajaiah – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER
This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 13 seeking to quash the proceedings in SC.POCSO.No.239 of 2021 pending on the file of the 2nd Fast Track Special Court for Trial of Rape and POCSO Act cases, Bhongir, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri District, for the offences punishable under Sections 143 , 324, 323, 504 and 509 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘ IPC ’) and Section 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
2. Heard Sri Pulimamidi Rohith Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Jithendar Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1.
3. With the consent of both the learned counsel, the criminal petition is disposed of at the admission stage on the ground that even according to the learned counsel for the petitioners, the matter before the learned Trial Court has not riped for the trial yet and is at the stage of framing of charges. In view of the same, notice in respect of respondent No.2/defacto complainant is dispensed with.
4. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the learned Magistrate without recording satisfaction and withou
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