Bavu Gangu v. The State Of Telangana

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2834 OF 2017 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition, under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, 'the Cr.P.C.') is filed to grant prearrest bail to the petitioners/A.2 to A.6 apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.19 of 2017 of Metpalli Police Station, Jagtial District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, 'I.P.C.') and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

2) After arguing the matter for a while, learned counsel for the petitioners requested this Court to issue a direction to the investigating agency to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the guidelines laid down by the Apex Court in ARNESH KUMAR V. STATE OF BIHAR1.

3) Acceding to the request made by the counsel for the petitioners, the investigating agency is directed to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the guidelines laid down by the Apex Court in ARNESH KUMAR v. STATE OF BIHAR (1supra), if applicable, to the offences allegedly committed by the petitioner.

4) With the above direction, the criminal petition is disposed of.

5) Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition, shall stand closed.

___________________________________ M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J 13.04.2017 knl 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2834 OF 2017 Date:13.04.2017 knl