APHC010200212025 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: 4294/2025 Between: Rachamallu Ramesh ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER: The petitioners are arraigned as accused in Crime No.136 of 2025, on the file of Nellore Rural Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District, for alleged offences under Sections 329(3), 324(4), 223 of B.N.S. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, he has, 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 of by directing the Station House Officer, Nellore Rural Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) in so far as the petitioner is concerned. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ __ JUSTICE HARINATH.N, J Date: 22.04.2025 M K K 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273