B. Ranganadham v. M. Chinnamma

HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2562 of 2019 ORDER:

1.

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.202 of 2019 of Banjara Hills Police Station, Hyderabad, registered against the petitioners/ A.1 to A.4 for the offences punishable under Section 504 of IPC and Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (PoA) Act, 1989. 2.

Though the learned counsel for the petitioners/ A.1 to A.4 filed the present petition to quash the proceedings in Crime No.202 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. St at e of Bihar and anot her 1.

3.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the directions of the Apex Court have to be followed and implemented. 4.

In that view of the matter, the Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the police concerned to follow the provisions under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and abide by the directions of the Apex Court as set out in Arnesh Kumar's case (supra).

5.

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

________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 12.06.2019 ssp 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756,