Nalla Thirupathi Reddy v. The State Of Telangana And Another

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI Crl.P.No.6323 of 2019

ORDER

This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.224 of 2019 on the file of Metpalli Police Station, Jagtial District, registered for the offence under Section 3(2)(v)(a) of SCs & STs (POA) Amendment Act and under Section 506 IPC, against the petitioner/accused. 2.

Though the petitioner has raised several grounds to quash the aforesaid proceedings, learned counsel for the petitioner requested this Court to direct the police concerned to follow the procedure under Section 41-A Cr.P.C and the guidelines issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and another1. 3.

Acceding to the request of the learned counsel for petitioner, without going into the merits of the matter, the Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the police concerned to follow the procedure under Section 41-A Cr.P.C., and the guidelines issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar's case (supra).

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Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending in this criminal petition, shall stand closed.

_____________ G. SRI DEVI, J 1st October, 2019 sj 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756,