TAMMISETTI SRI LAXMI vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.

SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5763 OF 2023 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., has been filed on behalf of the petitioner/accused No.1 herein to quash the proceedings in Crime No.177 of 2023 of Suryaraopet Police Station, Vijayawada, N.T.R District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 of I.P.C.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing for some time, has confined his argument to the extent of protecting the petitioner herein from the police on the ground that the offence alleged is punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years and prays this Court to direct the police to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C.

3.

On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor did not oppose the same and concurred with the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner for the reason that the offence alleged is punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years.

4.

Heard.

Perused the material on record.

5.

Since the offence alleged is punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years, this Court directs the police to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. scrupulously 2 as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar Vs.

State of Bihar and another1.

6.

With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of.

7.

As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. ________________________ K.

SREENIVASA REDDY, J.

Date:13.09.2023 PKR 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.

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