THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.10548 and 10500 of 2017

COMMON ORDER

These two criminal petitions have been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.) by the petitioners, who were arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.361 of 2017 of Subedari Police Station, Warangal Urban District, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 468, 387, 471 r/w

34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’).

2. Hence, these two criminal petitions were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

3. Heard Mr.B.Chennaiah, learned counsel, representing Mr.V.Siddhartha Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner in Crl.P.No.10548 of 2017, Mr.P.Prabhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner in Crl.P.No.10500 of 2017, Mr.T.Chandra Shekar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.1/de facto complainant and Mr.M.Vivekananda Reddy, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent No.2 in both the criminal petitions.

4. After perusal of the record, it reveals that on 13.11.2017 this Court while admitting the Criminal Petition No.10500 of 2017 filed by accused No.2 passed order in Crl.P.M.P.No.11682 of 2017, and the Investigating Agency is directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C and guidelines formulated by the Apex Court in “Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and another, (2014) 8 SCC 273”.

5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted that the Investigating Officer will follow the guidelines formulated by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar (supra) in both the cases.

6. Taking into consideration the above said submissions, without expressing any view on the merits of the case, Investigating Officer is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C and the guidelines formulated by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar (supra), complete the investigation and shall file final report as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three (3) months from the

date of receipt of copy of this Order. The petitioners shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer.

7. Accordingly, both the criminal petitions are disposed of.

Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.

______________________________ JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO Date: 19.08.2025 Note: Registry is directed to communicate the copy of this order to the Station House officer, Subedari Police Station, Warangal Urban District, within a period of three days from today.

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