Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 1870 AP
Judgement Date : 6 May, 2021
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.2726 OF 2021
ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner/Accused No.2
in Crime No.525 of 2018 of Pendurty Police Station,
Visakhapatnam City, registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 420, 468, 471, 506 R/W 34 IPC.
2. Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and
the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the Respondent / State.
3. The brief facts of the case are that the offence occurred prior
to 04.08.2018 at Sy.No.264/1 to 7 of Pendurthy, Visakhapatnam,
reported on 04.08.2018 at 16:00 hrs, wherein the complainant
Rayi Shankar Rao reported that after death of his mother, he got
two plots (56 & 57) with an extent of 400 Sq.yards in Sy.No.264/1
to 7 of Pendurthy as ancestral. Later the accused 1) Teketi Ramu,
2) Akula Satish Harischandra, 3) Dadi Bogalingam Naidu cheated
the complainant by creating forged documents i.e., Adangal and
document No.2227/2015 to the land in an extent of 533 Sq.yards
and 133 Sq.yards out of 533 Sq.yards was registered to one Maddu
Rajesh by using the forged documents as genuine and all the
accused tried to occupy the above said land and threatened him
with dire consequences and he presented a report before police,
basing on the report, the above crime is registered.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the
petitioner is shown as A2 in the above said case, which was
registered on 04.08.2018. The allegation against the petitioner
herein is that A1 and A2 at the instance of A3 fabricated the
documents and filed civil suit against the defacto complainant. He
further submits that there is a civil dispute between the petitioner
and the defacto complainant in O.S.No.258 of 2016 and 259 of
2016 on the file of II Additional Senior Civil Judge, Visakhapatnam
and the crime was registered only to threaten and harass the
petitioner herein.
5. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor
submits that it is a creation of fabrication of Adangals with respect
to the land and change of dimensions and as such the above said
crime was registered. He further submits that police are
investigating in the matter and 6 witnesses were examined so far
by the police.
6. In view of the above said facts and circumstances, the
criminal petition is dismissed directing the respondent/police to
issue Section 41-A Notice of Cr.P.C and follow the guidelines
enumerated in the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India
reported in "Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and another"1. The
petitioner/accused No.2 shall also co-operate with the investigation in
the above said crime.
7. Accordingly the Criminal Petition is disposed of.
_______________________________ JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN
Date: 06.05.2021 VSL
(2014) 8 SCC 273
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.2726 OF 2021
Date: 06.05.2021
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