Mohammed Abdul Ahad v. The State Of Telangana

HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 6481 of 2019 ORDER:

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This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., is filed by the petitioners/ A.1 to A.3, seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.139 of 2019 of VI Town Police Station, Nizamabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 290 and 353 read with 149 of IPC. 2.

Though the criminal petition is filed to quash the aforesaid proceedings, during the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners 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. St at e of Bihar and anot her 1.

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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor fairly concedes the request of the learned counsel for the petitioners. 4.

In that view of the matter, the Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the police concerned to follow the provisions under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and abide by the directions of the Apex Court as set out in Arnesh Kumar's case (supra).

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

________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 17.10.2019 ssp 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756