Telangana High Court
Sri.Nagarigari Sampath Kumar, vs The State Of Telangana, on 18 August, 2025
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.10359 of 2025
ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the
petitioner/accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him
in Crime No.228 of 2025 on the file of Zaheerabad Police Station,
Sanga Reddy District, registered for the alleged offences
punishable under Sections 420, 406, 504, and 506 r/w. 34 of
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC‘).
2. Heard Mr.D.Krishna Reddy, learned counsel for the
petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional
Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
petitioner is innocent, has not received any money from the de
facto complainant, and is facing false allegations. Therefore, he
prayed to quash the petition.
4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted to
pass appropriate orders.
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5. Considering the submissions of both the counsel and on
perusal of the material available on record, it is seen that the
allegations are under Sections 420, 406, 504, and 506 r/w. 34 of
IPC and the punishment prescribed for the said offences alleged
against the petitioner is less than seven (07) years. Hence,
without going into the merits of the case, this Court deems it
appropriate to direct the petitioner to appear before the
Investigating Officer on or before 01.09.2025 between 11:00 a.m.
and 05:00 p.m. and in turn, the Investigating Officer is directed to
follow the procedure laid down under Section 35 (3) of the BNSS
(previously section 41-A of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973) and
also the guidelines formulated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of
India in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar 1 scrupulously.
However, the petitioner shall submit his defense and co-operate
with the Investigating Officer as and when required by furnishing
information and produce all relevant documents/material required
for the purpose of the investigation and the Investigating Officer
shall consider the same and shall complete the investigation
strictly in accordance with law.
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6. With the above said observations, this Criminal Petition is
disposed of.
7. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any,
shall stand closed.
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JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA
18.08.2025
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