IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2951 OF 2025 Between: 1. Palicherla @ Paricharla Kriahnamma, W/o. Parameswara Rao, aged about 50 years, Oduru Village, Chillakur Mandal, Thirupathi District, erstwhile SPSR Nellore District. 2. Thunga Veeraiah, S/o. Narasaiah, Aged about 62 years. Old Harijanawada, Thummur Village, Naidupeta Mandal, Thirupathi District erstwhile SPSR Nellore District. 3. Kottu Chandramma, W/o. Srinivasulu, Aged about 49 years, D.No. 1/130, Kagithalapuru Village, Manubolu Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. 4. Morasa @ Marasa Subadra, C/o. Adeiah, Aged about 48 years, Thummuru Village Naidupeta Mandal, Thirupathi District, Erstwhile SPSR Nellore District. 5. Saguturu Keerthi, C/o. Ramachandra Aged about 29 years, Chilamathur Village, Kapuluru Naidupeta Mandal, Thirupathi District, Erstwhile SPSR Nellore District. ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED No.1 to 5 > r AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, through S.H.O., Naidupeta Police Station, SPSR Nellore District, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT 2. Kalluru Victoria, W/o. Late Paricherla Sivaramakrishna Aged about 31 years, Thummuru Village, Naidupet Mandal, Thirupathi District Erstwhile SPSR Nellore District. ...RESPONDENTS/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 482 New 528 BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the FIR in Crime No. 69/2025, dated 01-03-2025 on the file of the Naidupeta Police Station, Thirupathi District erstwhile SPSR Nellore District. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in Crime No. 69/2025, dated 01-03-2025 on the file of the Naidupeta Police Station, Thirupathi District erstwhile SPSR Nellore District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Kopparthi Sumathi, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None Appeared for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following ORDER : r APHC010136782025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2951/2025 Between: Palicherla @ Paricharla Krishnamma and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.KOPPARTHI SUMATHI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The Court made the following: Contd..2P.. m w -2- CRLP. No.2951of2025 f THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.2951 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. The petitioners were arraigned as A.1 to A.5in Crime No.69 of 2025of Naidupet Police Station, Tirupati District, registered for the alleged offences under Sections 85 and 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners 1 and 2 are the parents of A.1 and petitioners 3 to 5 are the distant relatives. It is further submitted that on account of certain marital disputes between A.1 and the 2^^^ respondent, the petitioners were arraigned as accused 3. in the case. The learned counsel further submits that there are no specific allegations against the petitioners, and they were falsely implicated in the complaint. 4. The learned counsel submits that the offences alleged against the petitioners 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. 5. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Station House Officer, Naidupet Police Station, Tirupathi District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of w -3- CRLP. No.2951 of 2025 the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. 2023, insofar as the petitioners/A.1 to A.5 are concerned, for the purpose of investigation in connection with Crime No.69 of 2025. 6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed off. 7. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal petition shall SD/- M.SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Naidupeta Police Station, SPSR Nellore District. 2. One CC to SRI. KOPPARTHl SUMATHI Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. [OUT] 4. THREE CD COPIES Chp TAC HIGH COURT DATED:20/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.2951 of 2025 ^ 10 APR ® I ^^Cuneci>s«'»"^ XioESPATC^^ DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION