THE HONOURABLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12849 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.226 of 2025 on the file of the Motkur Police Staton, Yadadri Bhongiri District for the offences under Sections 331(3), 305 and 324(4) BNS.

2. Heard Sri S. Vijay Prashanth, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner and the de facto complainant are relatives and that only with a suspicion against the petitioner, the present complaint is lodged and the petitioner has not stolen any documents or gold ornaments as alleged by the de facto complainant and he further contended that since the allegations against the petitioner are only with suspicion, the police concerned

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4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that the allegations point out theft of land documents and gold ornaments against the petitioner and that the investigation is not yet completed and hence, prayed to dismiss the petition.

5. Perused the record.

6. The petitioner is a suspect in the crime. The offence alleged against the petitioner is theft of land documents and gold ornaments from the house of the de facto complainant. She suspects the petitioner herein as he happens to be their relative and there are property disputes between both the families. The investigation is under progress. The truth is yet to be unraveled. The alleged family disputes and the allegations against the petitioner are under the fact finding process. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner has prayed to issue a direction to the offence alleged under Section 331(3) of BNS attracts punishment upto 10 years of imprisonment and therefore, the said procedure cannot be invoked. Since the investigation is in its nascent stage, it is not proper to interfere with the same. Hence, the petition lacks merit and the same is liable to be dismissed.

7. The Criminal Petition is dismissed accordingly.

Miscellaneous Petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed.

____________________________ JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA October 23, 2025 KTL