Varla Ratnam v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Crl.P.No.9132 of 2018

ORDER

This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in Crime No.315 of 2018 of Piduguralla Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 448, 379 IPC, Section 3 of PDPP Act, Section 21(4) of Mines and Minerals Act, 2015 read with 26(2) of APMMC Rules, 1966, against the petitioner, on various grounds. 2.

Learned counsel for petitioner, 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 petitioner, 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 28.08.2018 kvrm 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273