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2026 Supreme(Online)(Tel) 7456
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
N. Tukaramji, J
Vemulapally Ravi Kiran – Appellant
Versus
The State of Telangana – Respondent
CRIMINAL PETITION No.5392 OF 2024
A criminal petition seeking quashment of proceedings may be dismissed as infructuous if the petitioner submits that the cause of action no longer survives.
Headnote:The petitioner approached the court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking the quashment of proceedings in a specific crime number registered at a police station. The court noted the filing and the appearance of the parties. The primary issue was whether the petition could be continued given the current status of the cause of action. The petitioner's counsel submitted that the cause of action no longer survives for consideration and requested permission to withdraw the petition as having become infructuous. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous.
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| 1. initiation of quashment proceedings under section 482 cr.p.c. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. dismissal of petition as infructuous upon petitioner's request. (Para 3 , 4) |
ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘Cr.P.C,1973) seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner in Crime No.189 of 2024 on the file of Bowenpally Police Station, Secunderabad.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.E.Ganesh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1- State.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause of action in the present Criminal Petition no longer survives for consideration and, therefore, seeks permission to withdraw the same as having become infructuous.
4. Recording the submission of the learned counsel, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Miscellaneous Petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.
