Sri B.Santhosh Kumar v. The State Of Telangana

HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.3060 of 2019 O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the LOC order in Crime No.119 of 2018 of Women Police Station-1, Mahila Police Station, Warangal, registered against the petitioner/A.1 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 494 of IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Though the learned counsel for the petitioner/A.1 filed the present petition for quashing of proceedings in Crime No.119 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. State of Bihar and another1.

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

________________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 20.06.2019.

Msr 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756

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