Srikanth Varma Sagi Raju v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Crl.P. No.6367 OF 2018 ORDER:

This petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash the proceedings in Crime No.99 of 2018 of Women Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A, 313, 307 IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, against petitioners.

In view of the order of this Court dated 31.07.2017 in Crl.P.No.6493 of 2017, relying upon the latest two Judge Bench expression of the Apex Court dated 27.07.2017 in Crl.A.No.1265 of 2017 (SLP (Crl.) No.2013 of 2017 in Rajesh Sharma and others v State of U.P and another, this is a fit case to refer the matter to the Committee for report to consider any reconciliation.

Having regard to the above, this Criminal Petition is disposed of while directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure laid down by the Apex Court in Rajesh Sharma's case referred supra. Pending miscellaneous petitions in the petition, if any, shall stand closed.

____________________________ M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY,J 20.06.2018 kvrm