Marada Simhachalam And 20 Others v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh And Another

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8500 OF 2018 ORDER:

This petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, 'Cr.P.C.') to quash the proceedings in crime No. 78 of 2018 of Andra Police Station, Vizianagaram 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 under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. and the guidelines issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another1. 3.

Acceding to the request of learned counsel for the petitioners, the Station House Officer, Andra Police Station, Vizianagaram District, is directed to follow the procedure under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. and the guidelines issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar (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: 13-08-2018.

M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J.

JSK 1 2014 (2) ALT (Crl.) 457 (SC)