IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5276 OF 2025 Between: 1. Satti Sumalatha, W/o. Shaik Rafi Uddin, 42 years, Resident of Door No. 1-8-48/9, Habsi Guda, Beside Swathi Residency Apartment, Ravindra Nagar Colony, Road No.8, Line No.1 Secundrabad, PO Jama Osmania District, Hyderabad, Telangana. 2. Shaik Rafi Uddin, S/o.Shaik Baba Fakruddin Door No. 1-8-48/9, Habsi Guda, Beside Swathi Residency Apartment, Ravindra Nagar Colony, Road No.8, Line No.1 Jama, Osmania District, Hyderabad, Telangana 47 years. Resident of Secundrabad, PO ...Petitioners/Accused NO.1 &2 AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, represented by The Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravathi. 2. Satti Subashini, D/o.Satti Venkata Reddy, 47 years. Resident of Flat No.302, Lakshmi Vinayaka Residency, Panduranga Nagar, 3RD Line, Nagaralu, Guntur Town District( Defacto Complainant) ...Respondents 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 quash the proceedings against the petmoners in Crime.No.60 of 2025 dated; 18.04.2025 on the file of r>"' Narasarappet I Town Police Station, Palnadu District, registered for the offence punishable under sections 329(4), 324(4), 79 r/w 3(5) of BNS, being in abuse of process of law and Court 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 Crime.No.60 of 2025 dated: 18.04.2025 on the file of I Town Police Station, Narasaraopet, Palnadu District. Pending disposal of the main criminal petition This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Anasuri Eswar Sai ,Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent The Court made the following order: APHC010249632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5276/2025 Between: Satti Sumalatha and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED{S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel Petitioner/accused(S): I.ANASUl^l ESWAR SAI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.60 of 2025, on the file of the Narasaraopet I Town Police Station, Palnadu district, for alleged offences under Sections 329(4), 324(4), 79 read with 3(5) of BNS. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, they have, however, restricted the relief to 2. 3. 2 the extent of directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar'. by 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has objection to give such a direction. no 5. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Narasaraopet I Town Police Station Palnadu 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. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ^2014) 8 see 273 SD/-AVENU GOPAL ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE eOPY// SEGTION OFFieER To, 1. The Princial Civil Judge (Senior Division) Narasaraopet, Palnadu District. 2. The Princial Civil Judge (Junior Division) Narasaraopet, Palnadu District. 3. The Statopn House Offocer Narasaraopet I Town Police Station, Palnadu District 4. One CC to Sri. Anasuri Eswar Sai Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CC s to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] 6. Three CD Copies MKP ■ t ■r-M high court dated .-09/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5276 of 2025 disposing the CRLP