IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.7255 OF 2025

DATE: 30-12-2025

Between:

M/s. Vanita Traders and another

… Petitioners

And

The State of Telangana,

rep. by its Public Prosecutor,

High Court, Hyderabad and another

... Respondents

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused

Nos.1 and 2 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.151 of 2023 on the file of learned XI Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad, registered for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for

short, ‘the N.I. Act’).

2. Heard Ms. R. Annapurna, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional

Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1-State and Sri Satish Kumar Kuna, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the present C.C.No.151 of 2023 on the file of learned XI Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad, registered for the offence under Section 138 of the N.I. Act against the petitioners herein is not maintainable, as the said Court lacks jurisdiction. She further submitted that the cheq