IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION No.16011 of 2025

Date: 16.12.2025

Between:

Gopala Mahender.

...Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana,

Represented by its Public Prosecutor

High Court for the State of Telangana,

At Hyderabad and another.

...Respondents

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking to quash the

proceedings in CC.NI.No.2352 of 2024, on the file of XII Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Manoranjan Court Complex, Nampally, Hyderabad, wherein the petitioner was arrayed as accused, registered for the offences punishable under Section 138

of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short “ the Act, 1881”).

2. Heard Mr. M.S.Farhan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public

Prosecutor, appearing for respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed any offence and he has been falsely implicated in the present crime. Even according to the allegations made in the complaint, the ingredients for the offence under

Section 138 of the Act, 1881, are not attracted. He further submitted that the alleged cheque w