Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court directed the Home Department of Telangana to respond to a writ petition alleging police harassment despite High Court orders.
Madras: On Wednesday (31st July): Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court directed the Home Department of Telangana to respond to a writ petition alleging police harassment despite High Court orders.
The writ, filed by Mrs. G. Swetha and G. Rakesh, claimed that police officials from Siddipet II town police station, including Inspector B. Upender, SI Y.V. Reddy, and Sub-Inspector Uma Reddy, unlawfully arrested and detained Rakesh, a Town Planning section officer.
The petitioners argued that this arrest violated a conditional bail order granted by the High Court. They sought a judicial inquiry, investigation, and departmental action against the police officials involved.
The judge granted time for the Government Pleader, Home, to obtain instructions and adjourned the case to August 6.
In another case, the Telangana High Court upheld the death sentence of Dinesh Kumar Dharne for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Ranga Reddy District referred the case to the High Court for confirmation of the death sentence.
Dharne also appealed against the sentence, but the division bench comprising Justice Sam Koshy and Justice Sambasivarao Naidu confirmed the death sentence in a detailed 72-page verdict.
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Background
The horrific crime occurred on December 12, 2017, when Dharne lured the minor girl to a shop under the pretext of giving her chocolate. The child’s parents filed a missing person report, and the investigation later revealed the girl was found dead with multiple injuries. Dharne confessed to the crime, and evidence including DNA tests supported his conviction.
The convict’s counsel argued that a significant time gap weakened the “last seen theory” and criticized the police for not seizing the murder weapon. However, the Public Prosecutor presented substantial evidence, including blood stains on the victim’s and convict’s clothes.
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The court concluded that the crime’s extreme depravity warranted the death penalty, categorizing it as a “rarest of the rare case” based on various Supreme Court judgments.
The appeal was dismissed, and the death sentence was confirmed.
