Guntuka Naveen Reddy v. The State Of Telangana

HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2897 of 2019 ORDER:

1.

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.1021 of 2018 of Vanasthalipuram, Ranga Reddy District, registered against the petitioners/ A.1 to A.6 under the caption " woman missing" .

2.

Though the learned counsel for the petitioners/ A.1 to A.6 filed the present petition to quash the proceedings in Crime No.1021 of 2018, 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). No coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioners till filing of the final report. 5.

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

________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 17.06.2019 ssp 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756,