THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15715 of 2024

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to quash the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.9691 of 2023 on the file of the learned II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 430, 503, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the de facto complainant lodged a complaint against the petitioners stating that that he and his sisters are the sole owners of the Dr. Yadgiri Complex, and the petitioners are trying to take advantage of his old age to grab his property. The petitioners have allegedly captured the shops and flats of the de facto complainant, collected rent from tenants without his knowledge since 2010, and regularly trespassed into his property, causing trouble. Specific incidents include stopping the lift service on August 17, 2022, and disconnecting the water supply on April 2, 2023. The petitioners have also used vulgar language, abused, and threatened the complainant and his family, putting their safety at risk.

3. Heard Sri S.A. Razack, learned counsel appearing on beha