Disposed

Bonala Srikanth v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC14 Mar 2024WP/6704/2024

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What is this about?

In this writ petition challenging police summoning without crime registration or due process, the Court directed respondents to strictly follow Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. and Supreme Court guidelines requiring inquiry before summoning.

What did the court decide?

Directed respondents to follow Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. and Arnesh Kumar guidelines if petitioner's presence is required for investigation.

Bonala Srikanth Vs The State of… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Telangana HC (2024)

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THURSDAY,^{THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH} '''"' Tt,i6 ;Hoi,ltalro AND TWENTY^FouR

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE^{SRI JUSTICE C' V' BHASKARREDDY}

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P NNO:67^04OF2024

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Between:

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Bonala^{Srikanth,S/o Bonala Narsaiah',Fg^'bout44 Years'Occ-Private} Emplovee,^{n'lo n'r'rolslsldE'hli"'s"t'Ka-rimnasar- 505 001' t:''3E9'?ffitt*}

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AND

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I The State of Telangana,^{Rep.by its PrincipalSecretary'Home Department'}

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,ff :'af**,3}'A!iitE.ff^{gi?'?h,r'z'"9:}+'.,1ftifi :35'#i1t2ffi%"" 6. i'd; i;;i;6nt^{Commissionerof Police' Ecqlgq} ""i'tn!'c"i".'.'re"er,?iF",Rf 4. Srinivas^{Rao,, S/oNt} 1$:m,*,.[:?9ff "%1H,';Karimnasar

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(Respondent^{No'4 is Formal party)}

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'-.RESP.NDENTS

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;PetitionunderArticle226oflheConstitutionoflndiaprayingthatinthe circumstances^{stated in the affidavit filedtherewith' the High Court maybe} pleased to issue^{writ,orderor direction especially one in the Nature of Writ of} Mandamus^{declaringthe action of the respondents 2 and 3 especiallythe 3rd} respondent^{in calling the petitionerto the 3rd respondent police and forcing him to} sit till evening^{without any valid reasons' without any crimeis registeredand} without following^{due procedureof law is illegal' arbitrary' unjust'unconstitutional'} violativeofArticle2loftheConstitutionoflndiaardagainsttheprinciplesof natural^{justice and consequently direct the respondents2 and 3 not to interfere} with the^{personalliberty of the petitioner' not to interferewith the day to day} activities^{of the petitioner and not to harass the petitioner by calling to the 3rd} respondent^{police station without folbwingdue prccedure of law}

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Petition under^{Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit^{filecl in support of the petition,the High court may be pleasedpleased} todirecttherespondents2and3nottointerferewiththepersonallibertyofthe

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4 Leamed Assistant Government Pleader for Home

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appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 submitted that acting on the complaint, dated 12.02.2024 lodged by one Ponnam Amarender Bhbu and others, the petitioner was summoned to the police station for the purpose of investigation. Learned Assistant Govemment Pleader for Home further submitted that if the presence of the petitioner is further required for the purpose of investigation in any case, the respondents-police will follow due process of law.

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5 ln view of the above submissions, this Court^deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition^{directingrespondent} Nos.2 and 3 to follow^{the procedure contemplated under Section} 41,A of Cr.P.C., and also the^{guidelinesissued by the Hon'ble} Supreme Court^{in ARNESHKUMAR V. STATE OF BIHARI, if} the presence of the^{petitioneris required for the purposeof} investigation in any case.

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6 With the above observations,^{this writ petition} rs

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disposed of. No order as to^costs.

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1 2ordsfstc 273

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As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions,^{if any,}

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pending shall stand closed.

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ORDER

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WP.No.6704 of 2024

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION

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WITHOUT COSTS

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Bonala Srikanth v. The State of Telangana

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