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2020 DIGILAW 145 (TS)

Kandhukuri Kondaiah v. State Of Telangana

2020-01-29

G.SRI DEVI

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JUDGMENT G. Sri Devi, J. - This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash Crime No.41 of 2019 on the file of Thirumalagiri Police Station, Suryapet District, registered against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 448, 427 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC. 2. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners filed the present petition for quashing of investigation in the above Crime, he restricts his prayer seeking a direction to the Investigating agency to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the guidelines prescribed by the Hon ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and another, 2014 AIR(SC) 2756 . 3. At this stage, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that notice under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. has already been issued to the petitioners. 4. Since the petitioners have already been issued notice under Section 41-A IPC, the petitioners are directed to comply with the said notice as per the directions of the Apex Court as set out in Arnesh Kumar s case (supra). However, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioners by the Police till the filing of charge sheet. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 6. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.