IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN
E Raju @ M Raju – Appellant
Versus
The State of Telangana – Respondent
WP 1591/2025
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION Nos.1591 AND 2884 OF 2025, 35951, 36532 AND 36554 OF 2024 COMMON ORDER Heard Mr. M.A.K. Mukheed, Mr. T.V.Ramana Rao, Mr. Ramu Nallamothu, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Aniketh Reddy, learned Asst. Govt. Pleader for Home, appearing for State.
2. These writ petitions are filed to declare the action of the respondent Nos.3 to 6 in registering FIR Nos. 154 and 155 of 2024 of P.S. Bomraspet pertaining to the same incident which is the subject matter of FIR No.153 of 2024 and consequently quash the proceedings in Cr.Nos.154 and 155 of 2024.
3. In the light of the same, it is apt to refer the relevant particulars of the writ petitions, petitioners, FIRs, date, time and place of the incident and offences registered, against the petitioners in all the aforesaid crimes and the same are extracted below:-
WP Petitioner/s Name of the Place, date &
No. ranking in complainant t i m e of the Offences Cr.Nos. & incident Designation
1591/ A.35 in 153/24, N.Srinivasa Anjaneya under
2025 A.18 in 154/24 Reddy, Temple, Sections 61 and A.3 in Sub Lagcherla (2) 191(2), 155/24 of Divisional 11.11.2024 191(3)
P.S.Bomraspet Police 12.20 PM 132,109, Officer, 121(1), Vikarabad in 126(2), 324 FIR No.153, (4) read with 190 BNS, Section 3 of PDPPA
2884/23 P.1 is A.38 in Karra Kishan, Hanuman under FIR No.153, MRO, Temple, Sections A.21 in FIR Dudyal in Lagcherla 191(2), No.154 & A.15 FIR No.154 191(3)
in FIR No.155 of 11.11.2024 132,109, 2024, Time not 121(1), specifically 126(2), 324 P.2 is A.47 in mentioned (4) read FIR No.153, with 190 A.10 in FIR BNS, No.154 & A.11 Section 3 of in FIR No.155 of PDPPA
2024, under P.3 is A.10 in D. Janaiah, Cherllapuram Sections FIR No.153, A.5 DCRB,DSP Venkataiah’s 191(2), in FIR No.154 & Vikarabad, in residence, 191(3)
A.7 in FIR FIR No.155 Lagcherla 132,109, No.155 of 2024, of 2024, 121(1), 126(2), 324 P.4 is A.47 in (4) read FIR No.153, with 190 A.10 in FIR BNS, No.154 & A. Section 3 of No.11 in FIR PDPPA No.155 of 2024, 4. In all the writ petitions, the petitioners are residents of Bala Naik Thanda, Roti Banda Thanda, Pulicherla kunta Thanda and Lagcherla Village, Bomraspet Mandal, Vikarabad District. They are accused in the aforesaid three crimes. On the complaints lodged by the aforesaid complainants, the Police Bomraspet registered the aforesaid three crimes.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners would contend that the date of incident, place of incident etc., are same. Basing on the same incident, the police cannot register the aforesaid three crimes against the petitioners herein. The allegations leveled against the petitioners herein are same. Therefore, registration of subsequent Crime Nos.154 and 155 of 2024 by Bomraspet Police, are liable to be quashed.
6. The allegations leveled against the petitioners in all three Crimes are one and the same and therefore, registration of the other two crimes i.e. Cr.Nos.154 and 155 of 2024 is impermissible and liable to be quashed. He has also placed reliance on the principle laid down in Smt. K.Mathamma vs. State of Telangana, 2022 (1)ALT (Crl) 12 (T.S.) and Akbaruddin Owaisi vs. State of A.P. represented by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, 2013 (6) ALT 101 (SB). With the said submissions, he sought to quash the Cr.Nos.154 and 155 of 2024.
7. Whereas, learned Asst.Govt.Pleader for Home, would contend that the allegations leveled against the petitioners in the aforesaid three crimes are different. Place of incident is different. Victims and accused are different. Even the offences are also different. There is no political motive. The allegations leveled against the petitioners herein are serious. At the instance of A.1, the petitioners herein attacked the District Collector, Special Officer,
KADA and other officials, who went to the spot for the purpose of conducting public hearing. They have formed into unlawful assembly and attacked the said Special Officer, KADA with deadly weapons. Investigation is at the threshold
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