1 HN, J Crl.P.No.3421_2025 APHC010160002025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3421/2025 Between: Tirumani Uma Maheswara Rao and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. GANTA EDIGA RAKESH GOUD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.3421_2025 The Court made the following Order: 1. The petitioners are arraigned as an Accused, in Crime No.35 of 2025, on the file of Nagayalanka Police Station, Krishna District, for the alleged offence under Sections 85 of the BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, they have, however, restricted the relief to the extent of directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Nagayalanka Police Station, Krishna District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) insofar as the petitioner is concerned. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date: 28.03.2025 NKA 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 HN, J Crl.P.No.3421_2025 83 HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N Criminal Petition No.3421 of 2025 Date: 28.03.2025 NKA