[ 3303 I INTHEHIGHcoURTFoRTHESTATEoFTELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THEHoNoURABLESRIJUSTICEJSREENIVASRAo Between Korra Munna, S/o' Devja, Aged 39 years, occ: Cook, R/o' lnjapur, BN Reddy Nagar, Hyderabad . ...Petitioner/Accused No.7 END 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor' High Court of Telangana' at Hyderabad. 2 shaik Fazal, s/o. shaik Atzal, Aged 40 years, occ: Embroidery worker, Ri/o' OrO" Colony, Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad ...RESPON DENTS/COMPLAINANT PetitionunderSection4S2otCr'P.Cofreadwith52SofBNSS,prayingthatinthe High circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminar petition, the s'c' No' 536 ol2023' on court may be pleased to quash the impugned proceedings in the fire of the Additionar Metroporitan sessions Judge for Triar of Jubiree Hiils car Bomb is / Accused No' 7 Blast case, Nampally at Hyderabad, in so far as petitioner concerned, in the interest of justice' l.A. NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under section 482 of cr.P.c praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High court may be pleased to _ -'-'.'1- :::=:JE:'-::I,r

grant interim stay of all further proceedings in S.C. No. 536 of 2023, on the file of the Additional Metropolitan {iessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast Case, Nampally at Hyderabarj., including appearance and attendance of the petitioner/ Accused No. 7, pending disposal of the above criminal petition. This Petition comirrg on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Rathan Singh M, Advocate of Criminal petitioner and of Sri.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the Additional Public Prosecutor fr:r the on behalf of the Respon,Jent No.1 and None appeared for Respondent no'2' The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9481 of 2026 Date: 25.06.2026. Between: Korra Munna Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, and another .Respondents ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner/accused No.7 seeking to quash the proceedings in S.C.No.536 of 2023 onthe file of the learned Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast Case, Nampally at Hyderabad. 2. Heard Mr.Rama Kotaiah, learned counsel representing Mr.Rathan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.l

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed any offence and has been falsely implicated in the present case. Even according to the allegations -- 2 made in the cornplaint as well as in the final report, the ingredients of Sections 36ii, 370, and 420 rcad with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 80 and 81 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 are not attracted against the petitioner, and the entire allegations are levelled against the other accused. The petitioner was not presellt at the scene of the offence. The Investigating Officer, solely basing on the confessional statements of the witnesses, filed the final report. He further submitted that there are no eye *ilnsssrls examined by the Investigating Officer and all the witnesses are close friends of respondent No.2. Hence, the continuation o I the proceedings against the petitioner is a cleat abuse of the process of law. the4. Having considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner and upon perusal of the material available on rt:cord, it reveals that there are specific allegations levelled in the complaint as well as in the final report, and the said allegations pritna facie disclose cognizable offences. Whether the statements givt:n by the witnesses to the Investigating Officer are true or not has to be revealed during the course of trial. The grounds pleaded and urged by the petitioner are disputed questions 3

of fact, and the same have to be adjudicated by the trial Court after a fulI-fledged trial. At this juncture, the learned counsel for the personalpetitioner requested this Court to dispense with the appearance of the petitioner/accused No.7 in S.C. No.536 of 2023 on the file of the learned Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills car Bomb Blast case, Nampally, at \ Hyderabad. \ Public Prosecutor has not opposed5. The learned Additional the submissions made by the learned counsel for petitioner. and consideration the peculiar facts6. Taking into circumstances of the case, the presence of the petitioner/accused No.7 in S.C.No.536 of 2023 on the file of the learned Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast case, Nampally at Hyderabad, is dispensed with, subject to the condition that he shall be represented through his counsel on each and every date of hearing. If the presence of the petitioner is required, he shall appear before the trial Court. In case of his non-appearance on the specific date fixed by the trial Court for his 4 appearance, the trial Court is entitled to proceed with the matter, in accordance with law. 7. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. Pendin6l miscellaneous applications, if &try, shall stand closed. SD/.C. DEEPIKA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR I/ /TRUE COPY/ 6 SECTION OFFICER To

1. The Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast Case, Narnpally at Hyderabad. 2. The Station House Officer, Chandrayangutta Police Station, Hyderabad City. 3. One CC to Sri. Rathan Singh M, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to t)ublic Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad TOUTI 5. Two CD Copies; Pr/GNK @, HIGH COURT DATED: 25/0612026 -q 1E F. p ORDER * +CRLP.No.9481 of 2026 l.{..i Bou. #4*-r(,' Hgl'r\ t DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PE'TITION c4 q

[ 3303 I INTHEHIGHcoURTFoRTHESTATEoFTELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THEHoNoURABLESRIJUSTICEJSREENIVASRAo Between Korra Munna, S/o' Devja, Aged 39 years, occ: Cook, R/o' lnjapur, BN Reddy Nagar, Hyderabad . ...Petitioner/Accused No.7 END 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor' High Court of Telangana' at Hyderabad. 2 shaik Fazal, s/o. shaik Atzal, Aged 40 years, occ: Embroidery worker, Ri/o' OrO" Colony, Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad ...RESPON DENTS/COMPLAINANT PetitionunderSection4S2otCr'P.Cofreadwith52SofBNSS,prayingthatinthe High circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminar petition, the s'c' No' 536 ol2023' on court may be pleased to quash the impugned proceedings in the fire of the Additionar Metroporitan sessions Judge for Triar of Jubiree Hiils car Bomb is / Accused No' 7 Blast case, Nampally at Hyderabad, in so far as petitioner concerned, in the interest of justice' l.A. NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under section 482 of cr.P.c praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High court may be pleased to _ -'-'.'1- :::=:JE:'-::I,r

grant interim stay of all further proceedings in S.C. No. 536 of 2023, on the file of the Additional Metropolitan {iessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast Case, Nampally at Hyderabarj., including appearance and attendance of the petitioner/ Accused No. 7, pending disposal of the above criminal petition. This Petition comirrg on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Rathan Singh M, Advocate of Criminal petitioner and of Sri.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the Additional Public Prosecutor fr:r the on behalf of the Respon,Jent No.1 and None appeared for Respondent no'2' The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9481 of 2026 Date: 25.06.2026. Between: Korra Munna Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, and another .Respondents ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner/accused No.7 seeking to quash the proceedings in S.C.No.536 of 2023 onthe file of the learned Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast Case, Nampally at Hyderabad. 2. Heard Mr.Rama Kotaiah, learned counsel representing Mr.Rathan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.l

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed any offence and has been falsely implicated in the present case. Even according to the allegations -- 2 made in the cornplaint as well as in the final report, the ingredients of Sections 36ii, 370, and 420 rcad with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 80 and 81 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 are not attracted against the petitioner, and the entire allegations are levelled against the other accused. The petitioner was not presellt at the scene of the offence. The Investigating Officer, solely basing on the confessional statements of the witnesses, filed the final report. He further submitted that there are no eye *ilnsssrls examined by the Investigating Officer and all the witnesses are close friends of respondent No.2. Hence, the continuation o I the proceedings against the petitioner is a cleat abuse of the process of law. the4. Having considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner and upon perusal of the material available on rt:cord, it reveals that there are specific allegations levelled in the complaint as well as in the final report, and the said allegations pritna facie disclose cognizable offences. Whether the statements givt:n by the witnesses to the Investigating Officer are true or not has to be revealed during the course of trial. The grounds pleaded and urged by the petitioner are disputed questions 3

of fact, and the same have to be adjudicated by the trial Court after a fulI-fledged trial. At this juncture, the learned counsel for the personalpetitioner requested this Court to dispense with the appearance of the petitioner/accused No.7 in S.C. No.536 of 2023 on the file of the learned Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills car Bomb Blast case, Nampally, at \ Hyderabad. \ Public Prosecutor has not opposed5. The learned Additional the submissions made by the learned counsel for petitioner. and consideration the peculiar facts6. Taking into circumstances of the case, the presence of the petitioner/accused No.7 in S.C.No.536 of 2023 on the file of the learned Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast case, Nampally at Hyderabad, is dispensed with, subject to the condition that he shall be represented through his counsel on each and every date of hearing. If the presence of the petitioner is required, he shall appear before the trial Court. In case of his non-appearance on the specific date fixed by the trial Court for his 4 appearance, the trial Court is entitled to proceed with the matter, in accordance with law. 7. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. Pendin6l miscellaneous applications, if &try, shall stand closed. SD/.C. DEEPIKA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR I/ /TRUE COPY/ 6 SECTION OFFICER To

1. The Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast Case, Narnpally at Hyderabad. 2. The Station House Officer, Chandrayangutta Police Station, Hyderabad City. 3. One CC to Sri. Rathan Singh M, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to t)ublic Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad TOUTI 5. Two CD Copies; Pr/GNK @, HIGH COURT DATED: 25/0612026 -q 1E F. p ORDER * +CRLP.No.9481 of 2026 l.{..i Bou. #4*-r(,' Hgl'r\ t DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PE'TITION c4 q