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High Court for State of TelanganaWP/36767/2016disposed of no costs

Kottu Satyanarayana v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Principal

2016-10-31Raja Elango3 pages

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.36767 OF 2016 ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ or order more particularly, one in the nature of writ of certiorari to call for the records in Crime No.248 of 2016 on the file of Tadepalligudem Town Police Station, West Godavari District and quash the same by declaring the action of the official respondents in trying to arrest the petitioners as illegal and arbitrary. 2.

Heard and perused the material available on record. 3.

Case of the petitioners is that respondent No.5 filed a false complaint against them before respondent No.4 and the same was registered as the aforementioned case for the offences punishable under Sections 323 and 506 read with 34 I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989; that the complaint does not contain any incriminating material against them; that they never did any criminal activities and respondent No.4 is trying to arrest them without following the due process of law and hence, prays to quash the same.

4.

Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home submitted that on the basis of the said complaint, a case was registered against the petitioners and respondent No.4 is investigating the matter in accordance with law.

5.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the grievance of the petitioners, without expressing any opinion on

merits, respondent No.4 is hereby directed to complete the investigation in the aforementioned crime and file a final report, in accordance with law in either way, without arresting the petitioners.

6.

With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

7.

Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

_________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 31.10.2016 AMD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.36767 OF 2016 Date: 31.10.2016 AMD