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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.2341 OF 2023

Date: 02.04.2026 Between:

Dasari Lenina and others … Petitioners/

Accused Nos.1 to 4 AND

The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor,

High Court at Hyderabad and another … Respondents

::ORDER::

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners – accused

Nos.1 to 4 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.3473 of 2021 on the file of the learned XXII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, registered for the offences under Sections 379, 380, 506 of the Indian Penal

Code.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the 2^nd respondent got married to K. S. Issic Kumar on 11.12.2009, who worked as an LDC in the Transco Department, and that after her marriage,

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she lived along with him at Christianpally, Mahaboob Nagar District. They were blessed with two female children. Subsequently, her husband got transferred and shifted from Mahaboobnagar to Hyderabad, and due to ill-health, he expired on 11.11.2020. When the 2^nd respondent was at her in-laws’ house, all the accused have harassed her, blaming her that she was the reason for the death of Mr. Issic Kumar. The further case of the complainant is that on 16.11.2020, she went to her parents’ house to perform other religious rites on 17.11.2020. After completion of the rites, when she returned to her house, she learnt that, without intimating her, the petitioners, i.e., A1 to A4, visited her house, broke open the lock, and stolen certain articles, viz.: 1) Original RC of Scooty two-wheeler bearing No. TS 10 EF 0119 and car bearing No. AP 22 AQ 4221, 2) Gold necklaces (2 Nos.) worth Rs. 3,00,000/-, 3) Gold chains (2 Nos.) worth Rs.1,00,000/-, 4) Earrings (3 pairs) worth Rs. 50,000/-, 5) Car bearing No. AP 22 AQ 4221, 6) LIC bonds belonging to her deceased husband, 7) Postal bonds belonging to her deceased husband, 8) PAN card belonging to the complainant’s deceased husband, 9) Bank

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passbooks belonging to the complainant’s deceased husband, 10) ATM cards of SBI and ICICI Banks belonging to the complainant’s deceased husband, 11) Two mobile phones, i.e., (i) smart phone and (ii) GSM phone, 12) Pulsar two-wheeler belonging to the deceased, gifted by the complainant’s father at the time of marriage. It is further stated that they withdrew an amount of Rs. 20,000/- per day from 26.11.2020 to 29.11.2020 and Rs. 15,000/- on 30.11.2020 by using the complainant’s husband’s card. She immediately informed the bank authorities to freeze the account by lodging a complaint. Further, on 15.12.2020, she approached the police and lodged a complaint, but the said case was closed by the police stating that it is civil in nature. Thereafter, the complainant

approached the Court through a private complaint.

3. Heard the submissions of Sri Daraboina Subramanyam Yadav, learned counsel representing Ms.T.Sireesha, learned counsel on record for the petitioners and Ms.P.Radhika Sharma, learned counsel representing Sri B.Siva Prasad,

learned counsel on record for respondent No.2.

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4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that after the death of petitioners Nos. 1 and 3, petitioners Nos.2 and 4 are contesting the present matter. He further submits that on 17.05.2017, respondent No. 2 left the matrimonial home without any reason and without the consent of her deceased husband, and that in such an event, the deceased lodged a complaint of a woman missing case on 19.05.2017 vide Crime No. 111/2017. After a few days, and after enquiry, she returned and continued her harassment on her deceased husband and children. He further submitted that respondent No. 2 once again abandoned her matrimonial house and left the children on 03.03.2018, and being aggrieved by her attitude, the deceased husband filed a petition for restitution of c