IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6898 OF 2020 DATE: 17-02-2026 Between:

Pagidipala Krishnaiah and twelve others … Petitioners And The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, Hyderabad, through Inspector of Police, Charakonda, Visakhapatnam, AP and another ... Respondents

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 8 and 11 to 15 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.1029 of 2019 on the file of learned Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kalwakurthy, registered for the offences under Sections

448, 354, 324, 504 and 506 read with 34 I.P.C.

2. Heard Sri P. Shashi Kiran, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1-State and Sri V. Raghunath, learned Senior Counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

3. The case of the prosecution is that accused No.1 has two wives. LW.3 is the second wife of accused No.1 and they are blessed with two daughters i.e., LWs.1 and 2. Accused No.2 is the first wife of accused No.1. Quarrels ensued between both the wives and accused No.1 is staying with accused No.2 at Mahabubnagar, while LWs.1 to 3 were living at Jupalli Village. It is alleged that on 17.06.2018, accused Nos.3 to 8 and 11 to 15 knocked the doors of the house of LWs.1 to 3 and once they opened the doors, accused Nos.3 to 8 and 11 to 15 have forcibly trespassed into the house stating that accused Nos.1 and 2 have sent them and they threatened LWs.1 to 3 with dire consequences, abused them in filthy language and that accused Nos.3 to 8 touched the body of LWs.1 to 3, beaten them with sticks and iron rods, created panic and misbehaved with them.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that there is huge delay in lodging the complaint and that bearing grudge against the petitioners, the present complaint has been lodged.

He further submitted that the allegations themselves are palpably false and that petitioner Nos.1 and 2 never sent anyone to threaten the de facto complainant or her family members. He further submitted that petitioner No.1-accused No.1 died during pendency of the Criminal Petition. He, therefore, prayed to quash the proceedings in the present C.C. against petitioner Nos.2 to 13 herein.

5. Learned Senior Counsel for respondent No.2 has submitted that initially the de facto complainant has filed a complaint against the petitioners and so, the petitioners have threatened the de facto complainant to withdraw the said complaint and beat her. He further submitted that the delay is also explained in the complaint. He further submitted that LWs.1 to 3 were badly injured in the incident and were treated by the Doctor. LWs.1 to 3 were humiliated and assaulted, outraging their modesty. He, therefore, prayed to dismiss the Criminal Petition.

6. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted that the prosecution could examine eye-witnesses and could collect the Medical Certificate from the Doctor, who treated LWs.1 to 3.

7. Perused the record.

8. It is alleged that accused Nos.3 to 8 and 11 to 15 have entered into the house of the de facto complainant (LW.1) stating that accused Nos.1 and 2 have sent them and abused, threatened and outraged the modesty of LWs.1 to 3. The allegations prima facie point out the offences under Sections 448, 354, 324, 504 and 506 I.P.C. against the petitioners. LWs.2 and 3 are the injured witnesses, LWs.4 to 8 are the eye-witnesses to the alleged incident and LW.11 is the Doctor, who treated LWs.1 to 3 and issued the Medical Certificate. The veracity of these witnesses and the truth or otherwise in the allegations can be culled out only after a full-fledged trial. Further, it is brought to the notice of this Court that petitioner No.1-accused No.1 passed away. Therefore, it is deemed appropriate to dispense with the