Petitioner filed a criminal petition to quash proceedings for offences under the SC/ST Act and IPC. The state contended the police declared the case False, rendering the petition infructuous. The court dismissed the petition as infructuous.
Criminal Petition dismissed as infructuous; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.
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APHC010070702023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327] (Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1155 OF 2023
Between:
Pulkanam Venkat Krishna Chaitanya
...PETITIONER/A2
AND
The State SHO, Pattabhipuram PS, Guntur and another ...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT(S)
Counsel for the Petitioner/Accused:
Counsel for the Respondents/Complainant(S):
The Court made the following ORDER:
This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein/A2 to quash the proceedings in Crime No.50 of 2023 of Pattabhipuram Police Station, Guntur district, registered for the offences punishable under Section 506 IPC and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
SRK, J CrlP No.1155 of 2023
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As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed.
________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J.
Date:31.03.2026 Nsr
SRK, J CrlP No.1155 of 2023
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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY
Criminal Petition No.1155 of 2023
Date:31.03.2026
Nsr
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. survives after the police referred the case as 'False'.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Pulkanam Venkat Krishna Chaitanya
The State
K SREENIVASA REDDY
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