THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.12348 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner/Accused No.1 approached this Court with a prayer to direct the authorities concerned to withdraw the red corner notice issued against him. The petitioner was arrayed as an accused in Crime No. 22 of 2008 on the ﬁle of CID, Hyderabad registered for the oﬀences punishable under Sections 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. After registration of crime, a red corner notice was issued. When the petitioner returned from abroad, he was arrested and subsequently, he was released on bail. At that time, the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, City Criminal Courts, Hyderabad directed to deposit his passport and he did so. The petitioner ﬁled Criminal Petition No. 4229 of 2011 for release of passport and this Court relaxed the conditions imposed by the lower Court and permitted the petitioner to leave India subject to his appearance before the Court concerned on or before 31.12.2011. Hence, the petitioner prays this Court to direct the authorities to withdraw the said notice. After hearing the learned counsel on either side and after perusing the record, this Court is of the view that the said red corner notice was issued only for the purpose of securing the presence of the accused to answer the charges or to proceed with the investigation. In the present case, after completion of investigation, charge sheet was ﬁled and the petitioner has already been arrested and released on bail. Considering the above aspects, the authorities concerned are directed to withdraw the red corner notice issued against the petitioner. With this, the Criminal Petition stands allowed. ---------------------------------- JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 01st December 2011 ksld