High Court for State of TelanganaCRLP/4914/2016disposed of no costs

S.Venkata Ramana v. The Satate Of A.P. And Another

2016-04-11Raja Elango3 pages

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4914 OF 2016 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by the petitioner/A-1 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.154 of 2014 on the file of Nandivada Police Station, Krishna District.

2. Heard and perused the material available on record.

3. The offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under Section 3(1)(iv) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

4. The alleged offence arose out of some land disputes between the parties and hence, the case has to be necessarily investigated into with the help of revenue authorities. The truth or otherwise of the said allegations can be ascertained by the Investigating Agency during the course of investigation. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the proceedings against the petitioner in the above crime.

5. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in view of the pendency of the above crime, the petitioner is apprehending arrest and also harassment in the hands of police.

6. In view of the above submission, the police concerned are directed to complete the investigation and file a final report, if any, without arresting the petitioner. In the event of necessity, the police are directed to issue notice to the petitioner for his appearance before the Investigating Agency for the purpose of investigation. On issuance of such notice, the petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Agency and give an undertaking as to his future appearance as and

when required by the Investigating Agency for the purpose of investigation.

7. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed.

_________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 11.4.2016 AMD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO

CRIMINAL PETITION No.4914 OF 2016 Date: 11.4.2016 AMD