IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.I)K CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2672 OF 2025 Between: Gorla Dinesh Babu, Aged about 24 years, S/o Gorla Venkata Ramaiah,R/o 5-34, Kothareddy Palem, Pathareddipalem P.0, Pathareddipalem, Guntur District. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED ^ AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh., rep by Ponnur Town Police Station, Guntur District. 2. Challapalli Suvarna Raju, S/o. Chalamiah, Aged about 42years, R/o. 12-6-58, 13th ward, Ambedkar Nagar, Old Ponnur Town, Guntur District. ...RESPONDENT No.2/ DE-FACTO COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in FIR.No.255 of 2024 dated 25.12.2024 on the file of Ponnuru Town Police Station, Guntur District ^ I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 52^8 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in FIR.No.255 of 2024 dated 25.12.2024 on the file of Ponnuru Town Police Station, Guntur District for the offences under Section 353(1), 196(1) & 197(1) of BNS, including the arrest of the accused ^ This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri P Shashi Vardhan, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent No. 1^ The Court made the following order: APHC010122912025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY. THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2672/2025 Between: Gorla Dinesh Babu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: Sri P.Shashi Vardhan Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): Ld. Public Prosecutor The Court made the following order: ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. The petitioner was arraigned as Accused in Crime No.255 of 2025 of Ponnuru Town Police Station, Guntur District registered for the alleged offences under Sections 353(1), 196(1), 197(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there are no specific allegations against the petitioner and he was falsely implicated in the complaint. It is alleged in the complaint that the petitioner posted defamatory content in the social media plat form i.e., face book, against Contd..2P.. -2- CRLP. No.2672of 2025 the political leaders. The learned counsel further submits that the offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable below 7 years and therefore, seeks a direction to the police to follow the procedure provided under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 4. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Station House Officer, Ponnuru Town Police Station, Guntur District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for the purpose of investigation in connection with Crime No.255 of 2024. 5. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed off. 6. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the crii^nal petition shall stand closed. Sd/- M RAMESH BABU DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ' SECTION OFFICER To. 1. The Station House Officer, Ponnuru Town Police Station, Guntur district. 2. One CC to Sri. P Shashi Vardhan, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OPUC] 4. Three CD Copies vna HIGH COURT DATED: 13/03/2025 ORDER I 2 5 MAR 2125 ^ Current Section . ^ CRLP.No.2672 of 2025 O DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION