% IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5209 OF 2025 Between; 1. Ravi Chappadi, S/o Somayya, Aged about 30 Years, R/o. Rajupalem Village, Kottapatnam Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Srimathi Chappadi C/o. Sappidi Somaiah, aged about 50 years. Resident of Rajupalem Village Kottapatnam Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. 3. Somaiah Chappadi,, S/o. Govihdu, Aged about 54 years, D.No. 3-85a Rajupalem, Kottapatnam Mandal, Praksam District, Andhra Pradesh. 4. Yedukondalu Chappidi,, S/o. Chappidi Somayya aged about 32 D.No. 3-85A-1, Kotha Patnam, Raju Palem Praksam, Andhra Pradesh. 5. Bathula Abhinav Teja,, S/o.Bathula Srinivasarao, aged about 22 R/o. Harijaawada Kothapatnam; Ethamukkala Post, Praksam District, Andhra Pradesh years years ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Nos. 1 to 5 AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati....RESPONDENT 2. Pydi Sumathi, W/o Sudhakar, Age 35 years, R/o. Rajupalem Village Rottapatnam Mandal, Andhra Pradesh. RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in tfie circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased fd Quash the FIR No. 21/2025 dated 27/03/2025 on the file of Kothapatnam P.S., Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS 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 in FIR No. 21/2025 dated 27/03/2025 on the file of Kothapatnam P.S., Prakasam District This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Yadlapalli Sitharamanjaneyulu, Advocate for the Petitioners and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1. The Court made the following: APHC'040245402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5209/2025 Between: Ravi Chappadi, and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. Yadlapalli Sitharamanjaneyulu: ■ Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 5 in Crime No.21 of 2025, on the file of the Kothapatnam-Town Police Station, Prakasam district. for alleged offences under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 79, 351(3) read with 3(5) of BNS. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, they have, however, restricted the relief to 2 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. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Kothapatnam Town Police Station, Prakasam 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 petitioners are concerned. 4. no 5. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. T / (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- A. VIJAYA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY!I N SEeTION OFFieER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Kothapatnam Police Station, Prakasam District 2. One CC to Sri Yadlapalli Sitharamanjaneyulu, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two GO'S to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 4. T^ree CD Copies. RDB ssb HIGH COURT \\ DATED:07/05/2025 ORDER ^2 3 JUL W nMtSecSjftx^ sausssss^ CRLP.No.5209 of 2025 *S, Ogt ★ DISPOSED OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION