THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘the BNSS’) by the petitioner/accused to quash the proceedings against him in STC NI No.88 of 2024 on the file of Judicial First

Class Magistrate, Adilabad, Telangana.

2. Heard Sri T.V.Kalyan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 – State as well as Sri

N.Srikanth Goud, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there any condone delay petition, STC NI No.88 of 2024 was filed before the trial Court. Hence, he prayed the Court to allow the

petitioner.

4. On the other hand, learned counsel for respondent No.2 submitted that the petition filed for condoning the delay of 107 days in filing the complaint was allowed by the trial Court on 13.08.2024. Hence, he prayed the Court to dismiss the Criminal Petition.

5. Considering the submissions made by both the parties and circumstances of the case, this Court has perused the material evidence available on record. The only contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that without there being any petition for condoning the delay of 107 days, the complaint was filed in STC NI No.88 of 2024 before the trial Court. Whereas, the photostat copy of the order dated 13.08.2024 produced by respondent No.2 discloses that the trial Court has condoned the 2024. Therefore, this Court is of the considered opinion that petitioner in STC NI No.88 of 2024 pending before the trial Court.

6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the trial Court challenging the order dated 13.08.2024 in respect of condonation of delay period of 107 days in filing the complaint in STC NI No.88 of

2024.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall also stand closed.

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K. SUJANA, J Date: 25.06.2025 gms