IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2914 OF 2025 Between: Sri Sampathirao Srinivasa Raju,, S/o Sampathirao Satya Raju (late) Aged about 52 years, R/o D. No. 45-33-15, 1st floor, Sangam Office, Vivekanada Hospital, Akkyyapalem, Visakhapatnam (urban), Visakhapatnam District. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED 1 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High court of Andhra Pradesh, At Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Smt. Penudota Guravamma,, W/o Penudota Veerabrahmachari, Aged about 73 years, R/o Visakhapatnam City, Visakhapatnam District - 530003. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS 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. 70 of 2025, on the file of Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, U/s 196, 199, 386, 417, 420, 423, 465, 468, 469, 470, 471, 506, 120b r/w 34 IPC, 156 (3) Cr.P.C. LA. NO: 2 OF 2025 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 stay all further proceedings in FIR. NO. 70 of 2025, on the file of Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam % District, U/s U/s 196, 199, 386, 417, 420, 423, 465, 468, 469, 470, 471, 506, 120b r/w 34 IPC, 156 (3) Cr.P.C, pending disposal of the petition including appearance This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri K, Srinivas, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) behalf of the Respondent No.1 The Court made the following: on 1 HN, J Crl.P.No.2914 2025 APHC010135822025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY ,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2914/2025 Between: Sri Sampathirao Srinivasa Raju ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.KSRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent/complalnant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 % HN, J Crl.P.No.2914 2025 The Court made the following Order: 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.1 in Crime No.70 of 2025, on the file of Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, for the alleged offence under Sections 196, 199, 386, 417, 420, 423, 465, 468, 469, 470, 471, 506, and 120(b) read with Section 34 of the IPC. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that a private complaint was filed by the 2"^^ respondent alleging various offences against the petitioner. The petitioner had filed O.S.No.6 of 2023 against the 2 respondent for the specific performance of the agreement of sale. The 2 respondent, while the pendency of the suit, has now filed a private complaint alleging the agreement of sale as a fabricated and forged one. The petitioner had filed a suit seeking specific performance basing on the agreement of sale, which is alleged by the 2"^ respondent to be fabricated. 2. nd nd Considering the nature of allegations and also considering the fact that there is a civil suit pending on the file of the VII Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam, the suit being O.S.No.6 of 2023, this Court is inclined to dispose off the criminal petition, directing the Station House Officer, Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, to complete the investigation without taking any coercive steps against the petitioner. It is further directed that the SHO/Investigating Officer to complete their investigation and file the final report/charge sheet. 3. 3 HN^ Crl.P.No.2914 2025 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed off. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ^jloN^FFICER SE To, The VII Addl. District and Sessions Judge Visakhapatnam District The IV Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Visakhapatnam The Station House Officer, Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District One CC to Sri K. Srinivas Advocate [OPUC] Two CC’s to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] Three CD Copies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. MKP ssb HIGH COURT DATED: 19/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.2914 of 2025 5 0 3 APR 2025 ^ ^ . Current 6eciion «2: C9/ DISPOSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION