APHC010166632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY ,THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3583/2025 Between: K. Siva Krishna Reddy The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. RAMALAKSHMANA REDDY SANEPALLI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3583/2025 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: RAMALAKSHMANA REDDY SANEPALLI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): PROSECUTOR HN, J Crl.P.No.3583_2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3457] WEDNESDAY ,THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.3583_2025 The Court made the following Order: 1. The petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.2 in Crime No.226 of 2024, on the file of Narasapuram Police Station, West Godavari District, for alleged offence under Sections 196, 353(2), 356(2), 192 of the BNS and Section 67 of the ITA 2000-2008. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner 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, Narasapuram Police Station, West Godavari 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: 02.04.2025 NKA 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 HN, J Crl.P.No.3583_2025 222 HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N Criminal Petition No.3583 of 2025 Date: 02.04.2025 NKA