THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH
CRIMINAL PETITION No.6189 OF 2021 ORDER:-
This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short "Cr.P.C.") is filed seeking quash of F.I.R. in Crime No.920/2021 of Penamaluru police station, Vijayawada city, Krishna District, in so far as petitioners/A1 to A3 are concerned.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State.
3. At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners had confined his request only to order notice under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. by following the judgment in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, stating that the aforesaid offences registered against the petitioners are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment.
4. Therefore, in view of the aforesaid request, this Criminal Petition is disposed of, with a direction to the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 41-A Cr.P.C.
Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in the Criminal Petition, shall stand closed.
_____________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 02.5.2022 RD 2 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH CRIMINAL PETITION No.6189 OF 2021 Dated 02.5.2022 RD