Telangana High Court
CRLP/6492/2020 of Chikati Raju Vs The State of Telanangana on 30 December 2020
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEIVBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY Between: 1. Chikati Raju, S/o. Narsaiah, Age 44 years, Occ. Singareni Employee, R/o. H. No.50-202, Sripathinagar, firlandamarri, R/lVI. l\4andamarri, District It/lancherial. 2. Basani
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEIVBERTWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY. PRESENT
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6492 OF 2020
Between:
1. Chikati Raju, S/o. Narsaiah, Age 44 years, Occ. Singareni Employee,R/o. H. No.50-202, Sripathinagar, firlandamarri, R/lVI. l\4andamarri, DistrictIt/lancherial.R/o. H. No.50-202, Sripathinagar, firlandamarri, R/lVI. l\4andamarri, DistrictIt/lancherial.
2. Basani Shardha, Wo. Veeraswamy, Age 37 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o.Prashanthnagar Area, CCC Naspur, RJI\,4. Naspur, District lr/ancherial.Prashanthnagar Area, CCC Naspur, RJI\,4. Naspur, District lr/ancherial.
...Petitioner/Accused No.1 and 2
AND
1. The State of Telanangana, through SHO Police Station Mandamarri,represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telanganarepresented by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana
...RespondenUComplainant
2. Chikati [i,4anga, Wio. Raju, Age 40 [years, ]Occ, Housewife, Rio.Sripathinagar,lVlandamarri, Disrict lVancherial.lVlandamarri, Disrict lVancherial.
...Respondent/Defacto Complainant
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances slatedin the lvlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may bepleased to quash the proceedings in FIR No.215 of 2020, dated 06/'1 1/2020 on thefile of SHO Police Station N,4andamarri, District It/ancherial.
l.A. NO: 1 OF 2020
Petition under Section 482 oI Cr.P.C [praying ]that in the circumstances statedin the lt4emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may bepleased to dispense with certified copy of FIR No.215 of 2020, daled 0611112020on the file of SHO Police Station lt4andamarri before this Honorable Court.
l.A. NO: 2 OF 2020
Petition under Section 482 ol Cr.P.C [praying ]that in the circumstances statedin the [v]emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court [may ][be]pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in FIR No.215 of 2020, dated0611112020 on the file of SHO Police Station Mandamarri, District [r]ancherialincluding arrest of the Petitio ne rs/Accused No.1 and 2.
This Petition coming on for [hearing, upon ][perusing ][the ][lvemorandum of]Grounds of criminal Petition [and upon ][hearing ][the ][arguments ][of Sri ][Kondadi Ajay]Kumar, Advocate for the [Petitioner and the Additional Public ][Prosecutor ][on ][behalf]of the Respondent No.1 and [of ][the ][Respondent No.2 not appearing ][in ][person ][or ][by]Advocate.
The Court made the [following: ][ORDER]
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD [KUMAR]criminal Petition No.6492 [of ][2O2O]
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ORDER
The present Criminal Petition is [filed ][under ][Section ][482 of]Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the Crime [No. ][215 of ][2O2O ][on the ][file of]the Station House Officer, [Mandamarri ][Police ][Station,]Ramagundam District, [registered ][for ][the ][offences ][punishable]under Sections 498-A, [494 ][and ][506 ][IPC read ][with ][Sections ][3 & ][4]of Dowry Prohibition [Act, ][wherein ][the ][petitioners are arrayed ][as]accused Nos.1 & 2 [(A. ][1 ]& [A.2)']
2. Heard Sri Kondadi Ajay Kumar, [learned counsel ][for ][the]petitioners/A. 1 & A.2 and learned [Additional Public ][Prosecutor]appearing for the first [respondent ][- ][State' ][Perused ][the ][material]placed on record.
3. With the consent of [the ][learned counsel appearing ][for ][the]parties, the criminal [petition ][is ][taken ][up ][for hearing ][through ][Video]Conferencing in the [virtual ][Court ][today, ][i'e., ][30 ][12 ][2O2O']
4. The learned counsel for [the ][petitioners ][would submit that]the [above ][crime ][by ][invoking ][the ][provisions ][of]upon registering Sections 498-A, [494, ][506 ][read ][with ][Sections, ][3 ][and ][4 ][of ][Dowry]Prohibition Act, the first [respondent ][authority ][has ][followed ][the]procedure prescribed [under ][Section ][4 ][1-A ][of ][Cr'P'C' ][in ][so ][far ][as ][the]lirst petitioner is concerned, [the ][same ][is ][not ][being followed in]of the [second ][petitioner. ][The ][learned counsel ][would]respect further submit that [the ][petitioners ][are ][being charged ][with ][under]Section 4g4 lPC. [The learned counsel ][would ][also ][submit that ][in]viervo[thebarcontaineclinSectionlgSofCr'PC',theinvocationof ['provisions ]of Section [494 ][IPC ][against ][the ][petitioners' ][more]
second [petitioner would clearly ][be ][without ][authority]particularly, and [jurisdiction and ][the ][invocation ][of ][the ][said provision ][in ][the]crime registered [need ][to ][be ][quashed']
5. However, after [making ][initial ][submissions, ][and ][on ][being]queried by the court [as ][to ][the ][position ][of ][law ][and ][settled ][legal]principles with regard [to ][the application ][of ][Section ][198 ][of Cr'P'C ]'the learned counsel [however, ][submitted ][that ][he ][is ][restricting ][lhe]relief sought for in [the ][presenl quash ][petition, ][seeking ][a ][direclion]to the respondent [authorities ][to ][follow ][the ][procedure ][prescribed]under Section 41-A [of ][Cr.P.C. ][even ][in ][respect ][of ][the ][second]petitioner.
6. The learned Additional [Public ][Prosecutor, ][on the other ][hand,]would submit that the [respondent ][authority ][would ][follow ][the]procedure as laid down under [Section ][4 ][1-A ][of Cr'P'C ][even ][in]respect of the second [petitioner, ][since ][the ][said ][procedure ][has]already put in [place ][in ][so ][far ][as ][the ][first ][petitioner ][is concerned']
7 . Having regard to the [submissions ][made ][as ][above ][and]considering the fact that [the ][procedure prescribed ][under ]4i-A of Cr.P.C. has already [put ][in ][place ][in ][respect ][of ][the ][first]petitioner, this Court is of the [view ][that ][the ][first ][respondent]authority can be directed [to ][follow the ][procedure ][prescribed under]Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. [even ][in ][respect ][of ][the ][second ][petitioner ][and]also to follow the [guidelines ][laid ][down ][by ][the ][Hon'ble ][Supreme]Court in Arnesh Kumar [a. State ][o:f ][Bihr:rr.]
8. in view of the above, the first [respondent police ][authority ][is]hereby directed to fo1low [the ][procedure prescribed ][under ]
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41-A of [Cr.P ][C' by ][issuing notice ][to ][the ][second ][petitioner ][while]proceeding [with ][the ][investigation ][in ][the ][above ][crime ][and ][also ][to]strictly [follow ][the ][guidelines ][laid ][down ][by the ][Hon'ble ][Supreme]Court [in ][Arnesh ][Kuma/scase ][(supra)' ][It ][is ][needless ][to ][mention]that [the ][petitioners herein ][shall ][cooperate ][with ][the ][investigadon]and [produce ][the ][necessary ][information ][and ][documents ][as ][and]rvhen [required ][by the ][investigating ][agency']
g , Subject [to ][the ][above ][observation ][and ][direction' the criminal]petition [is ][disposed ][of' ][Misceilaneous ][petitions' ][if ][any' ][pending ][in]this [criminai ][Peti][tion ][shail ][s][tand ][closed']petition [is ][disposed ][of' ][Misceilaneous ][petitions' ][if ][any' ][pending ][in]this [criminai ][Peti][tion ][shail ][s][tand ][closed']
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ORDERCRLP.No.6492 [of ][2020]
DISPOSING [OF ][THE CRIMINAL ][PETITION]
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