IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION No.16811 of 2025

Date: 16.12.2025

Between:

Raipally Sai Krishna.

...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 C.C.No.460 of 2023, on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Vikarabad, wherein the petitioner was arrayed as accused, registered for the offences punishable under

Sections 354 (D) and 506 of IPC.

2. Heard Mr. Mummaneni Srinivasa Rao, 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 vehemently contended that learned Magistrate had taken cognizance against the petitioner and issued summons mechanically even without application of mind and passed cognizance order dated 29.09.2023. He further submitted that the learned Magistrate

ought to have taken cognizance against the offence only but not against accused. Therefore, the cognizance order dated 29.09.20