Najma Sultana v. The State Of Telangana

HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.3724 of 2019 O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.85 of 2019 of Women Police Station, Charminar, Hyderabad District, registered against the petitioners/A.2 and A.4 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406 and 506 of IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Though learned counsel for the petitioners/A.2 and A.4 filed the present petition for quashing of proceedings in Crime No.85 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, 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 08.07.2019.

Msr 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756

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