APHC010167272025 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: 3574/2025 Between: Vemuluri Abbulu and Others The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. V SAI KUMAR 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: 3574/2025 Vemuluri Abbulu and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HN, J Crl.P.No.3574_2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3457] WEDNESDAY ,THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.3574_2025 The Court made the following Order: 1. The petitioners are arraigned as Accused Nos.1 to 3 in Crime No.78 of 2025, on the file of Kadiam Police Station, East Godavari District, for alleged offence under Sections 420, 468 and 471 of the IPC. 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, Kadiam Police Station, East 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 petitioners are 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.3574_2025 221 HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N Criminal Petition No.3574 of 2025 Date: 02.04.2025 NKA