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2025 DIGILAW 521 (TS)

Papasani Giridhar Reddy v. State of Telangana

2025-04-30

E.V.VENUGOPAL

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ORDER : E.V.VENUGOPAL, J. 1. This criminal petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C, is filed seeking to quash the order dated 05.01.2022 passed in Crl.M.P.No.93 of 2021 in Crime No.17 of 2020 of WCO Team-IX, CCS, DD, Hyderabad pending on the file of the Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. 2. The facts in brief are that a case in Cr.No.17 of 2020 was registered against two persons on the file of WCO Team-IX, CCS, DD, Hyderabad, for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of IPC and Section 5 of Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999 Act. It is to be seen that on the report of the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, in Letter No.HGP/ Leg/ Leg2/ 0055/ 2020 dated 15.6.2020, the Government of Telangana issued G.O.Rt.No.906 dated 25.8.2020 issued ad-interim order under Sections 3 & 5 of the Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999 for the attachment of Immovable properties of one Allampally rajesh @ Raju (A.1) and his wife Smt. Allampallly Uma Devi (A.2) in Cr.No.17/ 2020 of CCS, DD, Hyderabad. It is to be further seen that the issue involved in this case pertains to Item No.4 of the schedule which is an open plot No.40, Sy.No.265/ 1 admeasuring 100 Sq.Yards situated at Budwel, Rajender Nagar, which was attached as per the above G.O.Rt.No.906 Home (Passports) Department, dated 25.08.2020. 3. Be that as it may, the petitioner herein who is a third party filed Crl.M.P.No.93 of 2021 in the subject crime contending that he purchased the subject property from A.1 in the year 2018 whereas the crime was registered against the accused in the year 2020. Hence the interim attachment of the subject property under the G.O.Rt.No.906 of 25.8.2020 was bad and sought for raising the attachment in respect of the subject property. 4. The learned Metropolitan Sessions Judge, vide impugned order dated 05.01.2022 dismissed the petition observing that the subject property was specifically mentioned in the annexure to the G.O. Hence the present criminal petition. 5. The predominant contention of Sri B.Vamsidhar Reddy, the learned counsel for the petitioner, is that the petitioner purchased the property from the accused in the year 2018 and the complaint was lodged in the year 2020, hence, the order suffers de-jure. 5. The predominant contention of Sri B.Vamsidhar Reddy, the learned counsel for the petitioner, is that the petitioner purchased the property from the accused in the year 2018 and the complaint was lodged in the year 2020, hence, the order suffers de-jure. Moreover, the petitioner is unaware of the disputes between the accused and the complainant-2 nd respondent and hence the petitioner cannot be put to sufferance as he is a bona fide purchaser. He further contended that issuance of the G.O and its consequential Memo dated 03.9.2020 was without issuing any notice to the petitioner or without giving any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Hence the G.O.Rt.No.906 is liable to be set aside. 6. On the other hand, Sri E.Ganesh, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor and Sri Mohammed Afzal Khan, the learned counsel for the second respondent contended that the court below has passed the impugned order keeping in view the factual scenario behind the registration of the crime. Hence the impugned order does not suffer from any illegality or irregularity and hence the present criminal petition may be dismissed. 7. The factual episode which led to registration of the crime was that the accused in the subject crime had suffered losses in rice business in the year 2017 and thus the accused started chit business along with his wife / A.2, lured the innocent subscribes and have committed default in paying back their amounts. With an intention to file an insolvency petition, the accused transferred immovable properties standing in their name in favour of his kith and kin and after disposal of the properties the accused filed I.P before the competent Court to avoid attachment of properties. 8. In the instant case, there is no mention / proof that the accused have purchased the subject property with the amounts they collected from the chit subscribers or depositors. As seen from the record, the property attached was purchased by the accused No.1 in the year 2011 i.e. much before the accused starting the chit business having purchased the same through registered sale deed bearing document No.330 of 2011 dated 27.01.2011 registered on the file of SRO, Rajendranagar from one M. Mahesh Kumar. As seen from the record, the property attached was purchased by the accused No.1 in the year 2011 i.e. much before the accused starting the chit business having purchased the same through registered sale deed bearing document No.330 of 2011 dated 27.01.2011 registered on the file of SRO, Rajendranagar from one M. Mahesh Kumar. The petitioner purchased the property from A.1 bona fidely in the year 2018, by virtue of sale deed bearing document No.12953 of 2018 dated 29.11.2018 and the crime was registered in the year 2020 i.e. after more than one year. When the petitioner has become a bona fide purchaser of the property and he was in possession of the property, certainly an opportunity of hearing must have been given to the petitioner before ordering attachment as he was unaware of the disputes. Simply presuming that in order to spite the property from attachment in an insolvency petition that may be filed in future the accused have sold the property is not acceptable. More so, the petitioner herein is no way related to the accused in the said crime. He is a third party. Therefore, the finding of the court below that the subject property was mentioned at serial No.4 and hence attachment cannot be waived is also not proper. 9. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the considered view that without giving any reasonable opportunity to the petitioner before passing ad-interim attachment of the property under the impugned G.O. is not proper and hence the G.O.Rt.No.906 dated 25.8.2020 is liable to be set aside. 10. Accordingly, this criminal petition is allowed, setting aside the order dated 05.01.2022 passed in Crl.M.P.No.93 of 2021 in Crime No.17 of 2020 of WCO Team-IX, CCS, DD, Hyderabad pending on the file of the Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. Consequently, G.O.Rt.No.906 Home (Passports) Department, dated 25.08.2020 insofar as passing of ad-interim order of attachment pertaining to the subject property mentioned at Sl.No.4 in the schedule appended to the said G.O. is also set aside. 11. Miscellaneous petitions if any pending shall stand closed.