ALLADI KUPPUSWAMI, J.

( 1 ) THIS application has been filed by the respondents in Contempt Case No. 33/80 to dismiss the contempt case in limine on the ground that the consent of the Advocate General in writing, as required by Section 15 (1) (b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 was not obtained.

( 2 ) THE respondent in this application. who is an advocate of Hanarmkonda, Warangal district, filed the application for contempt with the following allegations : One Vasudevareddy filed Crl. M. P. No. 333/80 before the Judl. First Class Magistrate at Parkhal for the issue of a search warrant for the search of eight persons specified therein alleging wrongful confinement of eight persons in the Police Station at Narasampet. The Judl. I Class Magistrate issued a search warrant on 3-4-1980 and appointed Mr. Rama Swamy, Advocate as a Commissioner to conduct a search of the Police Station at Narasampet and to take into custody the eight persons mentioned therein and produce them before the Court. On 3-4-1980 at about 7-45 a. m. , the Commissioner, Mr. Rama Swamy, Vasudevareddy and the petitioner in the contempt petition went to the Police Station at Narasampet along with three panchas. The

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