Gokavarapu Venkata Raju v. The State Of A.P.

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.4710 of 2018 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition, under Section 438 Cr.P.C., is filed to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest since he is apprehending arrest in connection with Crime No.35 of 2018 on the file of Airport Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A IPC and Section 3 (1) of SCs and STS ( POA) Act. After arguing the matter for awhile, learned counsel for the petitioner, requested this Court to direct the concerned to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 41-A Cr.P.C., and the guidelines issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and another1 In view of the request made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the Police of Airport Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, are directed to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 41-A Cr.P.C., and the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and another.

With the above direction, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

_______________________________ M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J Date:26.04.2018 eha 1 2014(8) SCALE 250

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Crl.P. No.4710 of 2018 Dt. 26.04.2018 eha