IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR JUKANTI CRIMINAL PETITION No.7356 OF 2025

27^th JANUARY, 2026 Between:

The State of Telangana, through Station House Officer, Kazipet P.S., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad. …Petitioner AND Sunchu Ashish S/o. Srinivas, Age 19 years, Occ: Student.

R/o. H.No.25-4/753/A, Somidi, Kazipet and 3 others.

… Respondents

O R D E R:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by State seeking to set aside the order dated 24.04.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.88 of 2025 in S.C.No.128 of 2019 passed by learned I Additional Sessions Judge, Hanumakonda.

2. Heard Mr. Surepalli Prashanth, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for petitioner-State. In spite of notice being served, there is no representation on behalf of the respondents/accused Nos.1 to 4.

3. On the basis of a complaint given by one Sonaboina Saraiah, an Express FIR bearing No.01/2018 came to be registered for offences under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’). Charge sheet came to