Telangana High Court
Sri Challa Laxman Reddy vs The State Of Telangana on 31 March, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No.4625 of 2026
Date: 31.03.2026
Between:
Sri Challa Laxman Reddy
...Petitioner
AND
State of Telangana,
Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,
High Court at Hyderabad and three others
...Respondents
Order This Criminal Petition is filed seeking to quash the docket order dated 10.03.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.56 of 2023 in S.C.No.850 of 2019 passed by the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Medchal- Malkajgiri District at Medchal and for fixation of a time frame for disposal of Crl.M.P.No.56 of 2023 in S.C.No.850 of 2019.
2. Heard Mr. K. Mohan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jithendar Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1.
3. Notice in respect of respondent Nos.2 to 4 is dispensed with on the ground that the petitioner has filed the present criminal petition seeking early disposal of the application vide Crl.M.P.No.56 of 2023 in S.C.No.850 of 2019 on the file of the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Medchal-Malkajgiri District at ::2::
Medchal and he is not seeking any relief against respondent Nos.2 to 4, and they were arrayed only as proforma respondents.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner/de facto complainant along with the prosecution jointly filed an application vide Crl.M.P.No.56 of 2023 in S.C.No.850 of 2019 invoking the provisions of Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C') on 23.03.2023, seeking direction to direct the Investigating Officer to conduct further investigation of the case and file supplementary chargesheet. Learned trial Court is adjourning the application one reason or other without deciding the said application. He further submitted that unless this Court fixes a time limit for disposal of the said application, the petitioner will be put to great hardship.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor requested this Court to pass appropriate orders.
6. Having considered the submissions made by the respective parties and upon perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that the State of Telangana and the petitioner/de facto complainant jointly filed an application vide Crl.M.P.No.56 of 2023 on 23.03.2023, invoking the provisions of Section 173(8) of the Cr.P.C., seeking a direction to direct the concerned police/Investigating Officer to conduct further investigation of the case and file supplementary chargesheet. Even according to the ::3::
learned Additional Public Prosecutor, the said application is pending before the trial Court.
7. Taking into consideration the above said submissions and without expressing any view on the merits of the application, the learned trial Court, is directed to dispose of Crl.M.P.No.56 of 2023 in S.C.No.850 of 2019, after giving an opportunity to the parties concerned and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that the parties in lis shall cooperate with the trial Court for disposal of Crl.M.P.No.56 of 2023 in S.C.No.850 of 2019 without seeking undue adjournments.
8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of.
Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.
_____________________ J.SREENIVAS RAO, J Date: 31.03.2026 Note:
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