IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 313S OF 2025 Between: Konala Venkata Satyanarayana @ Konala Bharat Reddy, Venkata Reddy, D.No.7-14-040/A. Venkata Ratnam Road, Yanam, Puducheri7-533464. S/o. Konala Nagar, Flood Bank ...Petitioner/Accused No.5 AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh, through S.H.O. Excise Station, Narasapuram, Prosecutor, High Court, Amaravati. Bhimavaram Proh. and West Godavari District, by its Public ...Respondent Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal the High Court may be pleased Petition, to call for the records relating to the F.I.R.No.25/2025 dt.26-02-2025 Proh. and Excise Station, Narasapuram, West Godavari on the file of the file of the Bhimavaram District, i.A. NO: 2 OF 2n?.«; 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 grant stay of all further proceedings including the arrest of the petitioner in F.I.R.No.25/2025 dt.26-02-2025 the file of the Bhimavaram Proh. on and Excise Station, Narasapuram, West V' Godavari District. r" This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum gf Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri SK Mehaboob Nadeem Fayaz, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent The Court made the following: APHC010145022025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 050 0?1 [3457] MONDAY .THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3135/2025 Between: Konala Venkata Satyanarayana Alias Konala Bharat Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: J 1.SK MEHABOOB NADEEM FAYAZ Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is arrayed as accused No.5 in FIR No.25 of 2025 only on the confession of the other accused, on the file of Bhimavaram Prohibition and Excise Station Narasapuram, West Godavari District, for alleged offence under Section 34(a) read with 9(1) of A.P. Excise (amendment) Act, 2023. 2 2. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the provision of Section 34(1 )(A) prescribes a punishment extending up to eight years. 3. Considering the same, the Station House Officer/Investigating Officer, Bhimavaram Prohibition and Excise Station, Narasapuram, West Godavari District is hereby directed to complete the investigation without taking any coercive steps against the petitioner and file final report/charge sheet. 4. With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECnON OFFICER 1. The Station House Officer, Bhimavaram Proh. and Excise Station, Narasapuram, West Godavari District. 2. One CC To Sri. M. N. Fayaz Shaik, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to The Public Prosecutor, Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies To. High Court of Andhra MKP sree HIGH COURT DATED :24/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.3135 of 2025 ^ 0 9 APR 2025 n ^ . Current «>eciion . ^ DISPOSING THE CRLP