Telangana High Court
Mallepusala Ranjitha M Durga Rani vs The State Of Telangana And Another on 11 June, 2020
Author: T.Vinod Kumar
Bench: T.Vinod Kumar
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR
CRIMINAL PETITION No.2444 of 2020
O R D E R:
The present criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime / FIR.No.381/2020, dated 20.05.2020, on the file of the Sanjeevreddy Nagar Police Station, registered against the petitioner / arrayed as accused no.2, for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(ii), 313, 417 and 452 IPC and Sections 3(i)(r) and 3(ii)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, as amended by the Act of 2015.
2. The present criminal petition is taken up for hearing today, i.e. 11.06.2020, through Video Conferencing.
3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.
4. Though learned counsel for the petitioner filed the present criminal petition for quashing the proceedings in the above crime, he restricts his prayer to the limited extent of seeking a direction to the investigating authorities to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the guidelines set out by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of ARNESH KUMAR V/s. STATE OF BIHAR1.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the respondent police authorities would follow the guidelines prescribed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in ARNESH KUMAR's case (supra).
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6. Having regard to the submissions made as above, the respondent police authorities / investigating agency are directed to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and abide by the guidelines as set out by the Hon'ble Apex Court in ARNESH KUMAR's case (supra).
7. Subject to the above, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
_____________________ JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR Date:11.06.2020 GJ