Telangana High Court
Paladugu Raghuram vs The State Of Telangana on 31 July, 2025
Author: K. Lakshman
Bench: K. Lakshman
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN
WRIT PETITION No.22419 OF 2025
ORDER :
Heard Sri Mohammed NazeeruddinKhan, learned
counsel for the petitioners and Sri B.Sridhar, learned
Government Pleader for Home,.
2. This Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of
the respondent/police in interfering with civil disputes
by harassing the petitioners under the guise of
investigation in Crime No.294 of 2024 on the file of
Mahbubnagar Town II Police Station, without following
the due procedure laid down under law, as illegal.
3. Whereas, Sri B.Sridhar, learned Assistant
Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, would
submit that the petitioners are habitual offenders and
the following four caes have been registered against
them.
i) Cr.No.26/2024 under Sections 420, 406, 467,
ii) Cr.No.464/2024 under Section 420, 406, 467,
468 IPC of KPBH Colony Police Station.
iii) Cr.NO.240/2021 under Sections 448, 420, 452,
406, 506 and 120-B IPC on 26.03.2021.
iv) Cr.No.370/2024 under Sections 420, 465, 467,
468 IPC of Kukatpally Police Station.
He further submits that in Cr.No.370 of 2024,
pending on the file of Kukatpally Police Station, there
are serious allegations against the 1st petitioner that he
has forged the signature of learned Principal Senior Civil
Judge, Bapatla, prepared a show-cause notice and
served it on the defacto complainant thereon, who is
Smt.Guddeti Vani Sree, W/o.G.Murali Sagar Kumar.
There are also serious allegations against both the
petitioners that they are cheating innocent people under
the guise of black magic and inducing them to transfer
properties and parting with valuables and cash of
Rs.2.00 Crores. The details of the registered sale deeds
are as follows:
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1. Registered sale deed document No.2639/2023,
dated 09.03.2023 (Sub-Registrar Office,
Mahabubnagar)
2. Registered sale deed document No.135/2023,
dated 24.02.2023( Sub-Registrar, Addakal)
3. Registered sale deed document No.1194/2023,
dated 04.02.2023 (Sub-Registrar, Rajender
Nagar, Hyderabad)
4. Registered sale deed document No.2007/2023,
dated 04.03.2023 (Sub-Registrar,
Serilingampally, Hyderabad)
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for
Home has produced written instructions of 4th
respondent. In the said written instructions, there is
also specific mention that the Investigating Officer in
the said crime has not seized passport of petitioners,
as alleged by them in the writ affidavit.
5. Petitioners herein have also filed a petition
under Section 528 of BNSS vide Criminal Petition
No.7282 of 2025 to quash the proceedings in Crime
No.294 of 2024 dated 05.10.2024 on the file of 4th
4respondent herein. Considering the fact that the
punishment prescribed for the offences alleged
against the petitioners is below seven years and also
the submission made by the petitioners that they
will cooperate with the Investigating Officer, vide
order dated 17.06.2025, this Court disposed of the
said Writ Petition directing the petitioners to appear
before the 4th respondent, within one week from the
date of receipt of a copy of the said order. Upon such
appearance, the Investigating Officer shall issue
notice to the petitioners under Section 35(3) of the
BNSS, in connection with Crime No.294 of 2024,
and shall proceed further strictly in accordance with
the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme
Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar [(2014) 8
SCC 273)] and petitioners shall cooperate with the
Investigating Officer during the course of
investigation.
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6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for
Home, on instructions, would submit that despite
the said direction, the petitioners did not appear
before the Investigating Officer within one week.
However, they have appeared only on 22.07.2025.
They were directed to appear on the next day i.e.,
23.07.2025. The Investigating Officer has already
served notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS on the
petitioners. Petitioners fled away on the ground of
medical emergency. They are not cooperating with
the Investigating Officer.
7. In the light of the above discussion, this Writ
Petition is disposed of directing the petitioners to
cooperate with the Investigating Officer in the
subject crime and the Investigating Officer in the
said crime shall follow the directives issued by this
Court vide order dated 17.06.2025 in Criminal
Petition No.7282 of 2025. If the petitioners failed to
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cooperate with the Investigating Officer, liberty is
granted to the Investigating Officer to take steps
against the petitioners, in accordance with law.
As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if
any, pending in the Writ Petition shall stand closed.
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K. LAKSHMAN, J
Date:31.07.2025
KVS/GNP