ms^-^ APHC010179412023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI 0^' MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2777 OF 2023 Between: 1. Naligala Annamma, W/o Prabhakar Rao, aged 65 years, Harespet Yedlanka Village, Nizampatnam Mandal, Guntur District (A2) 2. Naligala Ravikumar, S/o Prabhakar Rao, Aged about 39 years, Harespet Yedlanka Village, Nizampatnam Mandal, Guntur District {A-3) 3. Naligala Mounika, W/o Ravi Kumar, Aged about 24 years, Harespet Yedlanka Village, Nizampatnam Mandal, Guntur District (A-4) 4. Gali Rajini Kumari @ Rajini, W/o. Veeraswamy, aged 43 Harespeta Yedlanka Village, Nizampatnam Mandal, Guntur Dist. (A-5) ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED N0.2 TO 5 years. AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by Sub Inspector of Police Adavuladeevi P.S., Guntur District ...COMPLAINANT 2. Naligala Aneela, W/o. Madhusudhana Rao, aged 33 years, R/o. Kavuru Village, Cherukupalli Mandal, Guntur District (Palnadu District) ...RESPONDENTS 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 ■7 / may be pleased to quash the proceedings in CC. No. 79 of 2022 on the file of learned Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Repalle against the petitioner/accused Nos. 2 to 5. lA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 all further proceedings including the appearance of the Petitioners/Accused No. 2 to 5 in C.C. No. 79 of 2022 on the file of learned Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Repalle against the petitioners/accused Nos. 2 to 5 pending disposal of the main criminal petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA, ADVOCATE Counsel for Respondent No.1 : THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P. Counsel for Respondent No.2 The Court made the following ORDER : APHC010179412023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2777/2023 Between: 1.NALIGALA ANNAMMA,, W/0 PRABHAKAR RAO, AGED 65 YEARS, HARESPET YEDLANKA VILLAGE, NIZAMPATNAM MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT (A2) 2.NALIGALA RAVIKUMAR„ S/0 PRABHAKAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS HARESPET YEDLANKA VILLAGE, MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT NIZAMPATNAM 3.NALIGALA MOUNIKA,, W/0 RAVI KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, HARESPET YEDLANKA VILLAGE, GUNTUR DISTRICT NIZAMPATNAM MANDAL, 4.GALI RAJINI KUMARI @ RAJINI, W/0 VEERASWAMY, AGED 43 HARESPETA YEDLANKA VILLAGE, YEARS, MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT NIZAMPATNAM ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED{S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, (COMPLAINANT) REP.BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ADAVULADEEVI P.S., GUNTUR DISTRICT 2.NALIGALA ANEELA, W/0 MADHUSUDHANA RAO, AGED 33 YEARS, R/O KAVURU VILLAGE, CHERUKUPALLI MANDAL, DISTRICT (PALNADU DISTRICT) GUNTUR ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to quash the proceedings in CC No. 79 of 2022 on the file of learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Repalle against the petitioner/accused Nos. 2 to 5 and to pass lA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings including’ appearance of the Petitioners/Accused No. 2 to 5 in C.C. No. 79 of 2022 the file of learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, petitioners/accused Nos. 2 to 5 pending disposal of the and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1 .VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) the the on Repalle against the main criminal petition 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2777/2Q2.T ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 5, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against them in C.C. No. 79 of 2022 on the file of learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Repalle for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323 r/w 34 of I PC & Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. I 2. Heard Sri Venkata Durga Rao Anantha, learned counsel for the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 5 and Ms. K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners herein are the family members of Accused No.1, who is the husband of the defacto complainant. A case has been lodged against them for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323 r/w 34 of IPC & Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners would further submit that the petition may be disposed of without causing any prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioners by dispensing the presence of the petitioners before the Trial Court. 4 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit pass appropriate orders. that the Court may ^ 5. Considering the submissions, the However, the presence of the dispensed with, unless their Court. Criminal Petition is disposed of. petitioners/A2 to A5 before the Trial Court i* IS presence is specifically directed by the Trial As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. SD/- B.PRASADA RAO assistant registrar SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, . e Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division). Repalle. Guntur District 2. The Station House Officer, Adavuiadeevi Police Station, Guntur District ■ One CC to Sri Venkata Durga Rao Anantha, Advocate [OPUCl 4. Two^CC's to the Public Prosecutor. High Court of A.P. at Amaravathi 5. Two CD Copies GPC TAC HIGH COURT DATED: 18/08/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 2777 OF 2023 AND/j^ 5 11 SEP 2025 m ^ . Current section ^ DISPOSING OF THIS CRIMINAL PETITION