IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

Date: 28.11.2025

Between:

Rudrabatla Santhosh Kumar and 12 others

… Petitioners/Accused

And

State of Telangana,

Rep. by the Public Prosecutor,

High Court for the State of Telangana,

Hyderabad and another

... Respondents

THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 13 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.99 of 2025 on the file of Neelwai Police Station, Ramagundam, registered for the offences under Sections 108 read with 3(5) of BNS.

2. Heard Sri V. Raghunath, learned Senior Counsel representing Ms. V. Sanjana, learned counsel on record for the petitioners, Sri Prabhakar Rao, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri K. Sanjeev, learned counsel on record for the respondent No.2 on record and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners herein have abetted the suicide of the victim by harassing him through a false complaint filed against him, alleging that he has outraged the modesty of a woman. Thus, unbearable with