IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.259 of 2026 Date:09.01.2026 Between:

Gummadi Gopal Reddy and 4 others …Petitioner/Accused Nos.1 to 5 And State of Telangana, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad and another ... Respondents

ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 5 in Crime No.99 of 2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Bownepally Police Station, Hyderabad, for the offences under Sections 329(3)

and 351(2) read with 3(5) of BNS.

2. Heard Mr.Shashank Garige, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioner Nos.1 and 2 are served with notice under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and that they have furnished their explanation also, and has sought for directions to the Police concerned to issue notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS to the petitioner Nos.3 to 5 also and to proceed with investigation b