The Telangana High Court has refused to quash a case of theft and house trespass against actors Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh Daggubati, film producer D Suresh Babu, D Abhiram and their accountant Gaddam Vishwanatham, holding that the existence of a parallel civil dispute does not by itself wipe out criminal liability.Such issues cannot appropriately be adjudicated in proceedings under Section 482 CrPC,” the court said, referring to the provision that allows High Courts to quash proceedings at the outset, “as doing so would necessarily require the court to evaluate the evidentiary value of the rival versions, which is impermissible at this stage.” The court also rejected the argument that the magistrate had mechanically issued summons without applying his mind, finding that the order showed the complaint, the statements recorded during preliminary inquiry and the material placed before the magistrate had all been duly considered. It reiterated that at the stage of taking cognisance, a High Court is not expected to weigh evidence in detail or predict the likelihood of a conviction, matters that fall exclusively within the trial court’s domain.