IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.561 of 2026 Date: 21.01.2026 Between:

Vadthyavath Usha ...Petitioner/accused No.14 AND The State of Telangana, Represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad and another ...Respondents

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No.14 in FIR.No.12 of 2025, on the file of Gopalpet Police Station, Wanaparthy District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 318(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’) and Section 66D of The Information Technology Act, 2000-2008 (for short ‘IT Act’).

2. Heard Sri G. Bandaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.14 as well as Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner have restricted his submission stating that a direction be issued to the Police to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023