S. Govardhan Reddy v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8093 OF 2018 ORDER:

This petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash the proceedings in crime No. 177 of 2018 of Anantapur II Town Police Station, Anantapur District.

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After arguing the case for awhile, learned counsel for the petitioners has requested this Court to direct the concerned S.H.O. to follow the procedure laid down by the Apex Court in "Rajesh Sharma Vs. State of U.P.1". 3.

Acceding to the request of learned counsel for the petitioners, without touching the merits of the case, I find that it is a fit case to issue direction to the police to follow the procedure laid down by the Apex Court in Rajesh Sharma (supra). Accordingly, the police concerned are directed to adhere to the guidelines issued in Rajesh Sharma (supra).

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With the above direction, the criminal petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, in this criminal petition shall stand closed in consequence.

_____________________________ Date: 01-08-2018.

M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J.

JSK 1 2017 (2) ALT (Crl.) 393 (SC)