Kolluri Ramakrishnarjuna Rao v. The State Of Telangana

HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE B.SIVA SANKARA RAO Criminal Petition No.656 of 2019 ORDER :

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners/ A.1 to A.3 in Cr.No.37 of 2019 of Palavancha Police Station, Khammam District, Telangana State, registered for the offences punishable u/ sec.294B, 323, 506 and 354 read with 34 IPC and also heard the learned Public Prosecutor representing the 1st respondent-State before ordering notice to the 2nd respondent and perused the grounds urged in the quash petition and the contents of the First Information Report.

Undisputedly none of the offences are with the punishment of above 7 years, if at all any arrest of the petitioners/ A.1 to A.3 is required, the police shall strictly follow Section 41-A of CrPC, and also the guidelines in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar1. All available defences are left open to the petitioners. Having regard to the above, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition, shall stand closed.

_______________________ Dr. B. SIVA SANKARA RAO, J Date: 08.02.2019 vvr 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273