Bendi Mohana Rao v. The State Of Ap.,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Crl.P.No.192 of 2018

ORDER

This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in Crime No.135 of 2017 of Srikakulam I Town Police Station, Srikakulam District., registered for the offences punishable under Sections 509 read with Section 34 IPC and under Section 3(1)(r)(s)(w)(ii), 3(2)(va) of SCs & STs (POA) Act, against the petitioners/A1 and A2, on various grounds.

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Learned counsel for petitioners, after arguing the matter for sometime, requested this Court to direct the police concerned to follow the procedure under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. 3.

Acceding to the request of the counsel for petitioners, without touching the merits of the matter, the Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the police concerned to follow the procedure under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the guidelines issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1.

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Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed.

______________________________ M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J 5th January, 2018 sj 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273