IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4386 OF 2025 Between: Mr. Buddaraju Ramachandra Raju, S/o. Satyanarayana Raju, Aged: 61 Years, R/o. H. No. 15-0-19/2, Seetha Rama Colony, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District, Telangana State. ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., at Nelapadu, Annaravathi, Guntur District, Through Station House Officer, Yatapaka Police Station, ASR District. 2. Rasala Venkateswarlu, S/o. Late Ramaiah, Aged: 72 Years, Occ: Retired Teacher, R/o. Gundala Colony, Pinapalli Village, Yatapaka Revenue Mandal, ASR District. ...Respondents/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C & 528 of BNSS 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Quash the proceedings in Crime No. 101 of 2024 on the file of the Yatapaka Police Station, ASR District. p 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, ■%; -t , Hi^h Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings i Criml/No. 101 of 2024 on the file of the Yatapaka Police Station, ASR pistrict, pending disposal of the main Criminal Petition. in This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Babuji Tenneti, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appaered for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: 1 - p HN, J Crl,P.No.4386 2025 APHC010206772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) • I [3457] r B WEDNESDAY JHE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4386/2025 Between: Buddaraju Ramachandra Raju ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.BABUJI TENNETI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.4386 2025 The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arraigned as an Accused in Crime No.101 of 2024, on 1. the file of Yatapaka Police Station, ASR District, for alleged offences under Sections 329(3), 351(2), 303(2), read with Section 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 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, they have, 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 Bihar\ The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to 4. give such a direction. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Yatapaka Police Station, ASR District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short. BNSS”) insofar as the petitioner is concerned. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- U SRIDEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Yetapaka Police Station, East Godavari District. 2. One CC to Sri Babuji Tenneti Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC's to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies SAM GSC \ HIGH COURT DATED:23/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4386 of 2025 ft fg 2 5 APR 2025 m Curreii'i Section DISPOSING OF THE CRLP