IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.5769 OF 2025

DATE: 28-11-2025

Between:

Mr. Vinay Palaparthy

… Petitioner

And

The State of Telangana,

Represented by Public Prosecutor,

High Court of Telangana,

Hyderabad and another

... Respondents

THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5769 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in S.T.C.(N.I.).No.1169 of 2025 on the file of learned X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, including the cognizance order, dated 25.02.2025, for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, ‘NI Act’).

2. Heard Sri Vikram Pooserla, learned Senior Counsel representing Ms. J. Manasvi Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Raja Sripathi Rao, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri P. Raghavendra, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1-State.

3. The crux of the complainant’s case is that the petitioner has issued a cheque towards a loan taken from it a