Kuturu Venkat Reddy v. The State Of Telangana

HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.2482 of 2019 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.31 of 2019 of the SHO, Thangallapalli Police Station, Rajanna Siricilla District, registered against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 & 2 for the offences punishable under Section 323 IPC and Sections 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act) amended Act 2015.

Though learned counsel for the petitioners/accused Nos.1 & 2 filed the present petition for quashing of proceedings in Crime No.31 of 2019, he restricts his prayer seeking a direction to the Investigating Agency to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and another1.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the directions of the Apex Court have to be followed and implemented.

In that view of the matter, this Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the police to abide by the directions of the Apex Court as set out in Arnesh Kumar's case (supra). 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756

However, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 & 2.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 13.11.2019.

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HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.2482 of 2019 13.11.2019 ska