Mallavarapapu Venkata Bhaskara Choudary , Mallavarapu Barnabas Chowdary v. The State Telangana

HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.5555 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.330 of 2019 of the SHO, I Town Police Station, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District, registered against the petitioner/Accused for the offences punishable under Sections 509, 290 and 504 of IPC and Section 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of SCs and STs (POA) Amendment Act, 2015.

Though learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused filed the present petition for quashing of proceedings in Crime No.330 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, 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). 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756

GSD, J Crl.P.No.5555 of 2019 However, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner/Accused.

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

________________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 11.09.2019.

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GSD, J Crl.P.No.5555 of 2019 HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.5555 of 2019 11.09.2019 Msr