2024 Supreme(Online)(Telangana) 47157
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA
Between:
Mohammed Mukarram Hussain, S/o.Mohammed Muneer Hussain, Occ. Business,
R/o H.No.623-3-234, Sultan Shahi, Opp.Play Ground, Hyderabad, T.S.
...Petitioner/Accused
AND
1- The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at
Hyderabad.
2. Nausheen Fatima, Wo.Hashmath Hussain R/o. H. No.9-4-611N12, Mehraj
Colony, Tolichowki, Golconda, Hyderabad.
...RespondenUDefacto Complainant
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances
stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be
pleased to quash the proceedings in FIR vide Crime No.20 of 2024 daled
15-02-2024 of P.S., Moghulpura, Hyderabad against the Petitioner/Accused;
l.A. NO: 1OF 2024
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances
stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be
pleased to stay all fu(her proceedings in FIR vide Crime No.20 of 2024 daled 15-
02-2024 of P.S., Moghulpura, Hyderabad against the Petitioner/Accused, pending
disposal of the Main Quash Petition.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of
Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of
Sri P Vamsheedhar Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner, Sri S. Ganesh, Assistant
Public Prosecutor, on behalf of the Respondent No.'1 and None appeared for the
Respondent No.2
The Court made the following: ORDER
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2370 OF 2024
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.2370 of 2o24
ORDER
This Criminal Petition is frled under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ,Cr.p.C.) by the petitioner, who is arrayed as accitsed in FIR, seeking to quasii the proceedings against him in Crlrne No.2O of 2024 on tte lile ji Moghalpura Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sectiohs 354-A, 3S4 C, 3g5 and 506 of IPC
2. Heard Sri P. Vamsheedhar Reddy, lear.ned counsel for the petitioners and Sri S. Ganesh, learned .Assistant public Prosecutor for respondent No. I - State.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner subrnitted that bven after issuing a notice under Section 41-A of Cr.p.C, the de facto complainant pressurizing the police for taklng coercive steps.
4. In view of the submissions made by the learnea counsel for the petitioner, since the punishment prt:scribed for thd offences alleged against the petitioner is less tharr seven (07) years, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioner td appear before the Investigating Officer on or br:fore 06.03.2024 , I --7 between 1 1:00 a.m. and O5:00 p.m. and in turn, the Investigating Officer is directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and also the guidelines formulated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Arnesh Kumar u' State of Bihart scrupulously. However, the petitioner shall co-
- operate with the Investigating Ofl-rcer as and when required by furnishing information and the petitioner shail produce a1l relevant documents/material required for the purpose of the investigation and the investigating Officer shall consider the sarne before frling appropriate report before the learned Magistrate concerned.
- Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall also stand closed.
- sd/- A.v.s.PRASAO ASSISTANT REGIS R //TRUE COPY// SECTI OFFICER The Vlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad.
- The Station House Officer, Moghalpura Police Station, Hyderabad-
- Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.[OUT]
- One CC to SRl. P Vamsheedhar Reddy, Advocate [OPUC]
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