CRLP/2657/2021 of Landa Shivaji Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

1 APHC010165992021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3333] AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2657/2021 Between: Landa Shivaji and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. P L NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 2 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2657/2021 The Court made the following Order: The present Criminal petition is filed challenging the proceedings initiated against the petitioner in C.C.No.2709 of 2020 pending on the file of 1st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vishakapatnam in Cr.No.18 of 2020 on the file of Kancharapalem Police Station for the offence punishable under section 341, 342, 354(D), 506, 509 r/w 34 IPC. 02. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 and the 2nd respondent herein is the de-facto complainant. 03. It is alleged that the de-facto complainant is residing at her parents’ house in Kailasapuram. Her marriage took