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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION No.17621 of 2025

Date: 24.12.2025

Between:

T. Bhasker Reddy and another

...petitioners

AND

The State of Telangana, represented by Public Prosecutor,

High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad

(Through P.S.Chaitanyapuri)

...respondent

ORDER

This Criminal Petition has been filed aggrieved by the

docket order passed by the XI Additional District and Sessions

Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar in Crl.R.P.No.51 of

2024, dated 21.11.2025 where under, the criminal petition filed

by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 is dismissed for default.

2. Heard Mr. Ragam Vishal, learned counsel for the

petitioners and Mr. Jithendar Rao Veeramalla, learned

Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners have submitted that the

petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in CC.No.6301 of

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2018 on the file of learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class,

Special (Mobile) Court-cum-IV Additional Metropolitan

Magistrate-IV Additional Junior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy

District at L.B.Nagar, petitioners have filed application in

Crl.M.P.No.818 of 2023 under Section 239 of Cr.P.C for

discharging them from the offence under Section 420 of IPC,

wherein, the Trial Court dismissed the said application on

01.05.2024, aggrieved by the same, the petitioners have filed

Crl.R.P.No.51of 2024 on the file of XI Additional District and

Session Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, and on

21.11.2025, the learned Session Judge dismissed the said petition

on the ground of default.

4. He further submitted that the petitioners as well as the

counsel appearing on behalf of them could not appear before the

learned Sessions Judge due to unavoidable circumstances, unless

the docket order passed by the learned Sessions Judge dated

21.11.2025 is set aside, the petitioners will be put to great

hardship and petitioners are willing to abide by the conditions

which are imposed by this Court.

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5. Per contra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor

submitted that the petitioners were absent in several

adjournments and they are not co-operating for disposal of the

criminal revision petition. Due to the same, learned Sessions

Judge dismissed the criminal revision petition and the trial court

has rightly dismissed the petitioner as default.

6. Having considered the submissions made by the respective

parties and after pursuing the material available on record, it

reveals that the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 have filed

application i.e., Crl.M.P.No.818 of 2023 for seeking discharge

them in C.C.No.6301 of 2018 and the same was dismissed by the

learned trial court on 01.05.2024. Aggrieved by the same,

petitioners have filed the Crl.R.P.No.51 of 2024, before XI

Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at

L.B.Nagar and the same was dismissed for default. The specific

case of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the

petitioners are residents of Bangalore and due to unavoidable

circumstances, they could not appear before the Sessions court

and the petitioners are willing to abide by any conditions

imposed by this court.

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7. Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and

circumstances of the case and submissions made by the learned

counsel for the petitioners, this court is of the considered view

that if one opportunity is given to the petitioners, no prejudice

will be caused to the prosecution. Accordingly, the docket order

dated 21.11.2025 is set aside, subject to condition that the

petitioner shall pay an amount of Rs.2,000/- to the High Court

Legal Services Authority on or before 09.01.2026, the petitioners

are directed to appear before the Sessions court whenever the

matter is posted.

8. If the petitioners fail to co-operate with the disposal of the

case, the learned Sessions Judge is entitled to proceed with the

matter in accordance with law.

9. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of.

Pending miscellaneous ap