Pendyala Thirupathi v. The State Of Telengana And Another

THE HON'BLE JUSTICE G.SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.6417 of 2019 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, is filed by the petitioner/Accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.89 of 2019 of Vemulawada Rural Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 3 (1) (r) (s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the 1st respondentState and perused the record. 3.

Though the learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused filed the present petition for quashing the investigation in the aforesaid crime, he restricts his prayer seeking a direction to the Investigating agency to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and follow the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and another1.

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Under these circumstances, the Station House Officer, Vemulawada Rural Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District, is directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. before arresting the petitioner/Accused and strictly adhere to the guidelines formulated by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar case (supra).

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With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756

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

______________________ JUSTICE G.SRI DEVI 15th October, 2019 YVL

THE HON'BLE JUSTICE G.SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.6417 of 2019 Date:15.10.2019 YVL