Smt. Priyanka D v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
A single-judge criminal order noting the absence of police jurisdiction to register a Section 494 IPC case except upon complaint. The court directed police to follow Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the Arnesh Kumar guidelines for offences with maximum punishment under seven years before arrest, closing the criminal petition.
What did the court decide?
Criminal petition disposed; notice to 2nd respondent pending; direction to police to follow Section 41-A Cr.P.C.; defence left open.