S.EKAMBARAM vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Party Details
- S EKAMBARAM
- THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- M Sreedevi
Case Summary
S EKAMBARAM filed Case No. CRLP 1654/2023 in the High Court Of Andhra Pradesh on 2 Mar 2023 against THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH and M Sreedevi. The case has had one hearing so far. The case was disposed of on 3 Mar 2023. 1 order has been issued in this matter.
Hearing History (1)
- 3MAR 2023Next Hearing
Judge: N/A
Orders (1)
- 3MAR 2023judgementView Order ↗
Order No: 1
Judgement DetailsView full order PDF ↗
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.
SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.1654 of 2023 Order: This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein to quash the proceedings in Crime No.94 of 2023 of I Town Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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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.
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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 directions, 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:03.03.2023 ARB 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.
SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.1654 of 2023 Date:03.03.2023 ARB