P.Durga Devi v. The State Of Telangana

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10906 OF 2018 ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code (for short "Cr.P.C.") to quash the Crime/F.I.R.No.153 of 2018 on the file of Begumbazar Police Station, Hyderabad City, registered for the offences punishable under Section 506 of I.P.C. and under Section 3 (1) (r) (s) of S.Cs. and S.Ts (POA) Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners after arguing for sometime, requested this Court to direct the police to follow the procedure laid down under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C and guidelines formulated by the Apex Court in "Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State Of Maharashtra1".

Acceding to the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner and without touching the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to direct the police to follow the procedure laid down in Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. and guidelines prescribed in "Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State Of Maharashtra" (referred supra). Therefore, the Investigation Agency is bound to adhere to the guidelines formulated by the Apex Court in "Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State Of Maharashtra" (referred supra). With the above directions, the petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall also stand dismissed.

_________________________________________ JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY 11.10.2018 Ksp 1 AIR 2018 SC 1498