Sarikela Pedda Bhumanna v. The State Of Telangana

HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.4880 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.197 of 2017 of the SHO, Mallapur Police Station, Jagtial, Karimnagar District, registered against the petitioners/A.1 to A.4 and A.6 to A.11 for the offences punishable under Sections 384, 506 and 149 of IPC, under Section 7 of Protection of Civil Rights Act and Section 3(2)(va) of SCs and STs (POA) Act. Though learned counsel for the petitioners/A.1 to A.4 and A.6 to A.11 filed the present petition for quashing of proceedings in Crime No.197 of 2017, 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, this 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). However, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioners/A.1 to A.4 and A.6 to A.11.

1 AIR 2014 SC 2756

GSD, J Crl.P.No.4880 of 2019 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 22.08.2019.

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GSD, J Crl.P.No.4880 of 2019 HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.4880 of 2019 22.08.2019 Msr