\ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE < PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4280 OF 2025 Between: 1. Azim @ Syed Azeem, S/o. Syed Ghouse, Aged 30 yrs, R/o. 20-S11- 1896, Kothapalli, Korlagunta, Tirupati, Tirupati District. 2. Rudra ALIAS Gosala Rudra Kumar, S/o. Gosala Venkatesh, Aged 23 yrs, R/o. 1-129/A, Avilala, Tirupati, Tirupati District. ...Petitioner / Accused No.1 & 2 AND 1. T VVishnuvardhan, S/o. Vardhan, Aged 30 yrs, R/o. D.No. 10-11-390 A, Doddapuram Street, Tirupati, Tirupati District. ...De-facto Complainant 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respondents Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S, Old Provision under section 482 Cr.P.C, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused No.I & 2 in Cr.No. 135/2025 of Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati District. I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S, Old Provision under section 482 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 against the petitioners / accused No.1 & 2 in Cr.No. 135/2025 of Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati District. This Petition coming on for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri D Purnachandra Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1. The Court made the following: APHC010198932025 COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AWIARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) IN THE HIGH [3457] SEE r BJ TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT honourable SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N r.RIMINAL PETITIDNI NO: 4280/2025 THE Between: Azim @ Syed Azeem and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND ...RESP0NDENT/C0MPLAINANT(S) T V Vishnuvardhan and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused{S): 1.D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complamant{S); 1,PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. The Court made the following Order. accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.135 of The petitioners are arrayed as the file of Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati district, for alieged 2025, on offences under Sections 308(2), 118(1) read with 3(5) of BNS. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. learned counsel for the petitioners filed this petition Though the the quashing of the FIR, they have, however 3. restricted the relief to seeking 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 Bihar\ The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has objection to give such a direction. 5. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati district, to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) in so far as the petitioners are concerned. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand 4. no as closed. Sd/- B. PRASADA RAO assistant registrar \2014) 8 see 273 ctoS^fficer //TRUE COPY// SE To, i East Police Station, Tirupati 1 The Station House Officer, Tirupati District. 2. One CC to Sri D. 3. Two CCS to Public Prosecutor 4. Three CD Copies. Purnachandra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] PR HIGH COURT DATED:22/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4280 of 2025 DISPOSING THE CRLP