THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2237 of 2021

ORDER

This Criminal Petition has been filed by the petitioner/accused, seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.632 of 2015 on the file of the XI Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Kukatpally, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 339, 403, 406 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’). 2. Heard Mr.Mummaneni Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for petitioner, Mr.M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1 and Mr.P.Vamsheedhar Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.2. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that learned Magistrate had taken cognizance against the petitioner and issued summons mechanically even without application of mind and passed cryptic docket order dated 21.05.2015. He further submitted that the learned Magistrate ought to have taken cognizance against the offence only but not against accused. Therefore, the docket order dated 21.05.2015 passed by the learned Magistrate is liable to be quashed.

4. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 submitted that the petitioner is not entitled to seek quashment of the p