Sri Gudithi Koteswar Rao, v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Crl.P.No.12252 of 2017

ORDER

This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in Crime No.289 of 2017 of Manugur Police Station, Bhadradri, Kothagudem District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 294 (b) and 506 IPC and under Section 3(r)(s) of SCs & STs (POA) Act, 1989 and Amendment Act, 2016, against the petitioner/accused, 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 12th December, 2017 sj 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273