M. Srinivas Reddy v. The State Of Telangana

HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.6707 of 2019 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.196 of 2019 of the SHO, Kandukur Police Station, Rachakonda District, registered against the petitioner/accused No.1 for the offences punishable under Section 379 IPC, Section 3 of PDPP Act and Section 21(1) of MMDAR Act.

Though learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.1 filed the present petition for quashing of proceedings in Crime No.196 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). However, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner/accused No.1.

1 AIR 2014 SC 2756

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

________________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 24.10.2019.

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HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.6707 of 2019 24.10.2019 ska