Kekkarla Sunitha v. Chandru Rajamallu

HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.7183 of 2019 O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Cr.No.211 of 2019 on the file of the SHO, Manthani Police Station, registered against the petitioner/accused for the offences punishable under Sections 294-(B), 324 IPC read with 3(1)®(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Though learned counsel for the petitioner filed the present petition for quashing of proceedings in the crime supra, 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, the 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). As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________ JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI 11.11.2019.

Vvr 1 AIR 2014 SC 2756