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Telangana High Court Orders Police Notice Before Further Action
The Telangana High Court considered a request from Manne Krishank, a social media convenor for BRS.
He asked the court for protection from arrest in a case about social media posts.
The posts allegedly made claims about Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s daughter and her business interests.
The court told police to give Krishank a notice before taking further action.
It also said police must follow Supreme Court guidelines.
Krishank was told to cooperate with the investigation.
His lawyer said the case was started without a preliminary inquiry and claimed police were near his home.
The government said the investigation had only just begun and opposed granting him protection from arrest.
The Telangana High Court directed Hyderabad police to issue BRS social media convenor Manne Krishank a notice before taking further action in the case.
The court directed police to follow Supreme Court guidelines and told Krishank to cooperate with the investigation.
The case followed a complaint alleging Krishank circulated false social media claims about Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s daughter and her alleged properties and pharma interests.
Krishank’s counsel argued the FIR was registered without a preliminary inquiry and said police had allegedly been watching near his residence.
The government opposed protection from arrest, saying the investigation was at an early stage.
- Who
- The Telangana High Court, Hyderabad police, and BRS social media convenor Manne Krishank.
- What
- The court directed police to issue Krishank a notice before further action and told him to cooperate with the investigation.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana.
- When
- Tuesday; the complaint was filed on October 5.
- Why
- The case concerns alleged social media claims about Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s daughter, her alleged properties, and pharma business interests.
Krishank’s arguments
Government’s arguments
Request for protection from arrest
Krishank’s arguments
Krishank sought protection from arrest and his counsel said plainclothes police had allegedly been following him and waiting near his residence.
Government’s arguments
The government opposed protection, arguing that the FIR had been registered only on October 5 and the investigation was still at an early stage.
Preliminary inquiry
Krishank’s arguments
Krishank’s counsel argued that the FIR had been registered without a preliminary inquiry.
Government’s arguments
The government urged the court not to grant protection from arrest while the investigation continued.
Key facts
- Court
- Telangana High Court
- Judge
- Justice Tangirala Madhavi Devi
- Person seeking protection
- Manne Krishank, BRS social media convenor
- Notice provision
- Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023
- Complaint filed
- October 5, by Mettu Sai Kumar, chairman of the TPCC Fishermen Congress Committee
- FIR
- FIR 668/2026, registered under Sections 353(2) and 352 of the BNSS, as stated in the report
- Court directions
- Police were told to follow Supreme Court guidelines in Arnesh Kumar Vs State of Bihar; Krishank was directed to cooperate with the investigation.
Sources
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