IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6689 of 2023 DATE OF ORDER: 27.02.2026 Between:

Sri Krishna Gowshala rep. by its Manager Sri Umesh Kumar Jaju ...Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, rep. by Public Prosecutor & another ...Respondents

ORDER

1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C) seeking to set-aside the docket order dated 11.07.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.54 of 2023 in Crime No.173 of 2023 (of Dharmapuri Police Station), on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Dharmapuri, wherein, the interim custody of the cattle (20 Bulls) was granted to the petitioner/owner therein, who is respondent No.2 herein, without hearing the petitioner herein, who is a Gow Sevak representing Sri Krishna Gowshala.

2. Heard Sri G.L.Narasimha Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner herein is Gow Sevak of “Sri Krishna Gow Shala” and he was not serv