APHC010198652025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4272/2025 Between: Seelam Chandra Siddardha ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. JAGGARLAPUDI KOTAYYA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner is arrayed as accused in Crime No.49 of 2025 on the file of Chagallu Police Station, West Godavari District, for alleged offences under Sections 64(2)(m), 65(1), 351(3) of BNS and Sections 5(j)(2)(I) of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The crime is registered on 10.04.2025 against the petitioner. 2 3. On perusal of the material on record, there are serious allegations leveled against the petitioner. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere in the course of investigation. It is further left open for the Police to complete the investigation. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. 5. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Dated : 22.04.2025 BMS