Putchanuthala Gopinath v. The State Of A.P.

SMT JUSTICE T.RAJANI CRIMINAL PETITION No.11198 OF 2018 ORDER:

1.

This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., is filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.1 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.147 of 2018, pending on the file of the Station House Officer, Markapur Town Police Station, Prakasam District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 323 R/w.34 of I.P.C. and Sections 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(Va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015. 2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor, appearing for the 1st respondent - State.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner does not press upon the other grounds mentioned in the Petition and he only seeks that a direction be given to the Police concerned to follow Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. 4.

Hence, considering the above, the Criminal Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Police concerned to follow Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. before affecting the arrest of the Petitioner/A-1.

5.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed.

______________________ T. RAJANI, J Date: 24.10.2018.

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