Prasad Goud , Penchetti Bhavani Chandra Sekhara Vara Prasad And 5 Others v. K Lakshmi Priya And Another

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Crl.P.No.8382 of 2018

ORDER

This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in Crime No.555 of 2018 of Vanasthalipuram Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionarate, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 427 IPC and under Section 3(1)( r)(s) of Scs & STs (POA) Act, 2015, against the petitioners/A1 to A6, on various grounds.

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Learned counsel for petitioners, after arguing the matter for sometime, requested this Court to direct the police concerned to follow the procedure under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. 3.

Acceding to the request of the counsel for petitioners, without touching the merits of the matter, the Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the police concerned to follow the procedure under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the guidelines issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1.

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Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed.

______________________________ M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J 9th August, 2018 sj 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273