IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3614 OF 2025 Between: Pothina Satish Kumar, , S/o. Late P. Kedareswar Rao, Aged about 50 years, Occ- Section Head, FG Ware House R/o. Flat No. 501, PushpakVihar, Baba Nagar Car Shed, Near Vijetha Super Market, Visakhapatnam (Rural), Pothinamallayapalem, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - 530041. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P, Nelapadu, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. Dr. Reddys Laboratories Limited,, Represented its Authorized Signatory Sunder Ganesh Shankaran, S/o. Late Shankaran, aged about 55 years. Site Head of CTO-6, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited Rangasthalam Mandal, Pydibheemavaram village, Srikakulam District. ...RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT 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 quash Crime No. 59 of 2025 on the file of J.R. Puram Police Station, Srikakulam District against the Petitioner herein for the alleged offences under Section 316(3), 316(4) and 305(a) of BNS I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in Crime No. 59 of 2025 on the file of J.R.Puram Police Station, Srikakulam District including arrest of the Petitioner herein for the alleged offences under Section 316(3), 316(4) and 305(a) of BNS This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Dunga Satya Sai Subrahmanyam Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent The Court made the following ORDER : APHC010167482025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3614/2025 Between: Pothina Satish Kumar ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. DUNGA SATYA SAI SUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: Contd..2P.. p "T -2- CRLP. No.3614 of 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.3614 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arraigned as accused in Crime No.59 of 2025 of J.R.Puram Police Station, Srikakulam District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 316(3), 316(4), 305(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that on account of the disputes in the employee and the employer relationship, the petitioner was arraigned as accused in the present complaint. The learned counsel further submits that the offences alleged against the petitioners are punishable below 7 years and, therefore, seeks a direction to the police to follow the procedure provided under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 4. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Station House Officer, J.R. Puram Police Station, Srikakulam District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for the purpose of investigation in i -3- CRLP. No.3614of 2025 S connection with Crime No.59 of 2025. This order would not preclude the investigation officer to file charge sheet or final report after completion of the investigation. 5. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed off. 6. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal petition shall SD/- M.RAMESH BABU stand closed. DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer J.R.Puram Police Station, Srikakulam District 2. One CC to Sri. Dunga Satya Sai Subrahmanyam Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to the-Publio Prosecutor, High Court of AP at Amaravathi [OUT] 3. 4. Three CD Copies Mkp TAC > HIGH COURT DATED :03/04/2025 i ORDER CRLP.No.3614 of 2025 X 17 APR® Current Sect'K^ DISPOSING THE CRLP