Telangana High Court
Peteti Laxmi vs The State Of Telangana on 3 September, 2025
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL APPEAL No.910 OF 2025
JUDGMENT :
This criminal appeal is filed by the appellant/complainant praying this Court to set aside the order dated 05.08.2024 passed in STC.No.1412 of 2022 by the XII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchal-Malkajgiri District at Kukatpally.
2. Heard Sri L.Harish, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri D.Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1-State.
3. The contention of learned counsel for the appellant is that the trial Court dismissed the complaint filed under Section 200 of Cr.P.C, by the complainant on the ground that there is no representation on behalf of the complainant and process not paid inspite of conditional order. The further contention of learned counsel for the appellant is that due to shifting of the Court building, the complainant could not pursue the same and in confusion, she has not paid the process which is not 2 deliberate. As such, requested this Court to set aside the docket order by allowing this appeal.
4. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the appellant, it is seen that the complaint was dismissed on the ground that process was not paid. The reason explained for not paying the process was due to shifting of Courts, appellant could not pay the process and that there are good grounds to succeed in her complaint. Considering the same, the docket order dated 05.08.2024 passed in STC.No.1412 of 2022 by the XII- Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchal-Malkajgiri District at Kukatpally is liable to be set aside.
5. Accordingly, the Criminal Appeal is allowed setting aside the docket order dated 05.08.2024 passed in STC.No.1412 of 2022 by the XII-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medchal-Malkajgiri District at Kukatpally.
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
______________ K. SUJANA, J Date :03.09.2025 Rds