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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO

CRIMINAL PETITION No.17301 of 2025

Date: 22.12.2025

Between:

Smt.Sailooshameka

...Petitioner

AND

Sri Ravi Kiran Bikkani and another.

...Respondents

Order

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking fixation of a time frame for

disposal of C.C.No.2038 of 2024 on the file of the Additional Junior

Civil Judge-cum-XII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Medchal-

Malkajgiri District at Kukatpally.

2. Heard Smt.Jyothi Eswar Gogineni, learned counsel for the

petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public

Prosecutor for respondent No.2.

3. Notice in respect of respondent No.1 is dispensed with solely on

the ground that the petitioner has filed the present petition seeking

disposal of C.C.No.2038 of 2024, and she is not seeking any relief

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against respondent No.1. Respondent No.1 is arrayed only as a proforma

respondent.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner

had lodged a complaint against respondent No.1 and others on

17.03.2021, pursuant to which Crime No.263 of 2021 was registered for

the offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code,

1860. After conducting investigation and recording the statements of

witnesses under Section 161 of the Cr.P.C, the Investigating Officer

filed the final report on 25.08.2022. Thereafter, the learned Additional

Junior Civil Judge-cum-XII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate,

Medchal–Malkajgiri District at Kukatpally, took cognizance of the

offence. Proceedings against accused No.1 were separated and

numbered as C.C.No.2038 of 2024. He further submitted that the

learned Magistrate has been adjourning the matter from time to time at

the instance of accused No.1 and unless this Court fixes a time limit for

conclusion of the trial and disposal of the case, the petitioner will be put

to great hardship.

5. Per contra, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted

that several cases are pending before the trial Court and the petitioner is

not entitled to seek fixation of a time limit for disposal of C.C.No.2038

of 2024.

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6. Having considered the submissions made by the respective

parties, the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XII Additional

Metropolitan Magistrate, Medchal–Malkajgiri District at Kukatpally, is

directed to dispose of C.C.No.2038 of 2024 as expeditiously as possible,

since the Investigating Officer filed the final report in the year 2022. It is

made clear that the parties shall cooperate with the trial Court for

disposal of C.C.No.2038 of 2024 without seeking undue adjournments.

7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of.

Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.

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J.SREENIVAS RAO, J

Date: 22.12.2025

Note: Issue CC by 23.12.2025

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