THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.7799 of 2008 Dated:- 17th November, 2011 Between Shaik Mohammad Humayun …Petitioner AND The State of A.P. and another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.7799 of 2008 ORDER:- This criminal petition has been to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.153 of 2008 on the file of the I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tenali, which was registered for the offences punishable under Section 224 IPC. 2. The only contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the arrest warrant under which the petitioner was sought to be arrested is not signed by the I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tenali, but it is signed by the Superintendent of the said Court and, therefore, the same is not a valid warrant. 3. As seen from the record, the arrest warrant seems to have signed by the Superintendent of the Court and not by the I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tenali. Thus, it appears that there is no proper authorization to the Field Assistant to arrest the petitioner. In the absence of any proper authorization, the allegation that the petitioner escaped from the custody of the Field Assistant cannot be treated as an offence punishable under Section 325 or 325-B IPC. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioner in C.C.No.153 of 2008 on the file of the I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tenali, are hereby quashed. _________________________ Justice B.Chandra Kumar 17th November, 2011 Bvv