Petitioners sought quashment of FIR proceedings under IPC and SC/ST (POA) Act offences. Counsel submitted for disposal since a charge sheet had been filed. The court dismissed the criminal petition as infructuous, leaving petitioners free to challenge the charge sheet separately.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 370 OF 2021
Between:
...PETITIONERS/ AS TO A7
AND
...Respondent/Respondent
...Respondent/Defacto Complainant
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the FIR in Cr.No.771 of 2020 of Kurnool IV Town P.S, Kurnool District, State of Andhra Pradesh, for the offences under S.452, 427, 307, 120B R/w.34 IPC s.3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) SC,ST,P0A Act in respect of the petitioners.
LA. NO: 1 OF 2021
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedingsinrespectof Crime No. 771 of 2020 on the file of Kurnool IV Town P.S. Kurnool District, State of Andhra Pradesh alleged with the offences under S.452,427,307,120B R/w.34 IPC s.3(1)(r), 3(1) (s) 3(2)(va)of SC,ST, POA Act pending quash petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusingtheMemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri A Tulsi Raj Gokul, Advocate for the Petitioner and thePublicProsecutoron behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2
The Court made the following:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI
HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 370 OF 2021
Between:
...Petitioners/Accused Nos.5 to 7
AND
....Respondent
...Respondent/Defacto complainant
Counsel for the petitioner/s Counsel for respondent No. 1 Counsel for respondent No.2
Sri A.Tulasi Raj Gokul
Ms. D.Prasanna Lakshmi Assistant Public Prosecutor
ORDER:
The instant petition under Section 482 of the CodeofCriminal Procedure, 1973 (in short Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the petitioners/Accused Nos.5 to 7, seeking quashment oftheproceedings
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against them in F.I.R.No.771 of 2020 of Kurnool IV Town Police Station, registered under Sections 452, 427, 307, 120B r/w.34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3(l)(r), 3(l)(s), 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989. 2. Sri A.Tulasi Raj Gokul, learned counsel for the petitionerswould submit that the petition may be disposed of since chargesheethas been filed in this matter.
- Ms.D.Prasanna Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State/Respondent No.l is in attendance.
- In that view of the matter, the Criminal Petition is dismissed since relief has become infructuous. However, the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the charge sheet if so advised.
As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
Sd/- K J RAJA BABU
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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HIGH COURT
DATED: 13/03/2024
ORDER
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DISMISSING THE CRLP AS INFRUCTUOUS
3 provisions across 3 enactments
E Ramakrishna
K. Vijay Kumar
K. Satyanarayana
State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by Public Prosecutor
Madiga Lakshmi Narayana
Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa
As recorded by the court registry
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