Pilla Shanker Rao v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5342 OF 2018 ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code to quash the proceedings in Crime No.132 of 2018 on the file of Gaujuwaka Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 323 IPC, 3(1)(r)(s) & 3(2)(va) SC/ST POA Act.

The petitioners are the employees in APSRTC, Visakhapatnam District. While registration of a crime against a Government Official, the Registering Authority has to follow certain procedure prescribed in Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State Of Maharashtra1. But, in the present case, the Investigating Agency did not follow the procedure prescribed in the case referred supra.

Therefore, the first respondent is directed to follow the guidelines issued in the judgment referred supra. With the above direction, without touching merits of the case, the criminal petition is disposed of.

Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall also stand closed. No costs.

_________________________________________ JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Date:06.06.2018 SP 1 Crl.A NO.416 OF 2018 dated 20.03.2018