Telangana High Court
Jatoth Sampath vs The State Of Telangana on 30 March, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No.4301 of 2026
Date: 30.03.2026
Between:
Jatoth Sampath and seven others.
...Petitioners/Accused Nos.3 to 8, 11 and 12.
AND
The State of Telangana and another
...Respondents
ORDER
This Criminal Petition has been filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 8, 11 and 12 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1075 of 2025 on the file of the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Secunderabad, for the offences punishable under Sections 223, 126(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 3 of the Police Incitement to Disaffection Act-1922 and Section 4 of the Police Forces Restriction of Rights Act-1966.
2. Heard Mr.Y.Sai Teja, learned counsel, representing Ms.Tadakamalla Himaja, learned counsel for the petitioners, and 2 Mr. Jithendar Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent No.1.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have not committed any offence and they were falsely implicated in this case. Even according to the complaint or the final report, the allegations levelled against the petitioners are not attracted. He further submitted that in the similar circumstances, this Court in Criminal Petition No.6089 of 2025 quashed the proceedings against the accused therein on 30.12.2025 and the said order has become final. Similar allegations are levelled against the petitioners in the present complaint. Hence, continuation of the proceedings against the petitioners is a clear abuse of the process of law.
4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has not opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for petitioners and also the order passed by this Court in Crl.P. No.6089 of 2025 dated 30.12.2025.
5. Taking into consideration the submissions made by the respective parties and the orders passed by this Court in 3 Crl.P.No.6089 of 2025, dated 30.12.2025, this Court is of the view that continuation of the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 8, 11 and 12 is a clear abuse of the process of law.
6. Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 8, 11 and 12 in C.C.No.1075 of 2025 on the file of the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Secunderabad, are hereby quashed.
Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.
____________________________ JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO 30.03.2026 Note :
The Registry is directed to enclose a copy of the order in Crl.P.No.6089 of 2025, dated 30.12.2025, to this order.
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