IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3423 OF 2025 Between: Chatia Venkatesh @ Thatayya Reddy, S/o.Appala Reddy, aged 28 years, Tagarapuvalasa Reddiveedhi, Santapeta R/o.D.No.6-45-200, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam District Andhra Pradesh - 531 163 ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by public prosecutor High Court, Amaravathi. 2. Saragada Aruna, W/o.Saragada Sreenu, Aged 37 years, R/o.Santapeta GVMC 2nd Ward, Tagarapuvalasa Bheemili, Visakhapatnam District Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Section 528 of BNSS 2023, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the FIR No. 119/2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Bheemunipatnam Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in FIR No. 119/2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Bheemunipatnam that in the - Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of of Grounds D.Kodandarami Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the fi Sri Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: 1 HN,J Crl.P.No.3423_2025 APHC010161882025 THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY .THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N r.RIMINAL PETITION NO: 3423/2025 IN [3457] THE Between: Chatia Venkatesh @ Thatayya Reddy ...petitioner/accused AND ...RESP0NDENT/C0MPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.D KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.3423 2025 The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arraigned as an Accused, in Crime No.119 of 2025 the file of Bheemunipatnam Police Station, Visakhapatnam alleged offence under Sections 79, 351(2) and 78(1) (I) of the BNS. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 1. , on District, for the 2. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking quashing of the FIR, they have, however, restricted the relief to the directing the Investigating Officer to follow the the extent of procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar\ Court in 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has give such a direction. no objection to 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Bheemunipatnam Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, concerned. BNSS”) insofar as the petitioner is As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ^(2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- SHAIK MOHAMMED RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SEeTI OFFieER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Visakhapatnam District. 2. One CC to Sri D.Kodandarami Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC's ,o The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] / 4. Three OD eopies. Bheemunipatnam Police Station, SAM HIGH COURT SAM DATED:28/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.3423 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRLP