IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5291 OF 2025 Between: 1. Mathan Kumar Nagaranjan, S/o.Nagarajan (Late) Aged about 37 years, R/o. 28 Lakshmi Nivas, Sadulla Street, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017. 2. Gayathri Nagarajan, W/o.Nagarajan (Late) Aged about 55 years, R/o. 28 Lakshmi Nivas, Sadulla StreeL TyNagar, Chennai - 600 017. 3. Ranganathan Nagarajan, S/o.Nagarajan (Late) Aged about 36 years, R/o. 28 Lakshmi Nivas, Sadulla Street, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED N0.1 TO 3 -.5 V . ■ ‘^AND 1. Roja Gurajarapu, D/o.Suryanafayaria, Aged about 35 years, R/o.Plot No.44 45, Morampudi, Amaravat Gardens 2, Rajamahendravaram East Godavari District. ;■ v? fyy ...RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh; Rep., by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, atAmaravati ;,. ...RESPONDENT Petition under Section 482 oT'Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Quash the FIR against the Petitioners/A-1 to A-3 in Crime ' Vi j.‘, No.54/2025 of Mahila UPS Police Station, East Godavari District. v ■ I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of 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 including the stay of arrest against the Petitioners/A-1 to A-3 in Crime No.54/2025 of Mahila UPS Police Station, East Godavari District. « This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum *of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri I V N RAJU Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Rgspondent No.2 and none appeared for the Respondent No.1. The Court made the following . • -1 APHCS10255092025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5291/2025 Between; ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) Mathan Kumar Nagaranjan and Others AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT{S) Roja Gurajarapu and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S); 1.1 VN RAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant{S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. The Court made the following Order; The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in Crime No. 54 of 2025 on the file of Mahila UPS, East Godavari District, for the alleged offences under Sections 85, 351(2) r/w 3(5) BNS, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the matter is still at 2. the investigation stage. 2 3. Considering the submissions of the both the learned petition is disposed off, directing the Station House for the purpose of investigation in Crime No. 54 of 2025 UPS, East Godavari District s counsel, the criminal Officer/Investigating Officer, on the file of Mahila to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita . 2023. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- N NAGAMMA ASSISTANT^GISTRAR / SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Station House Officer, Mahila UPS, East Godavari 2. One CC to SRI I V N RAJU Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCS to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra 4. Three CD Copies Pmg (gsg) District. Pradesh [OUT] f 4 ‘4 •i HIGH COURT f DATED: 08/05/2025 \ \ ORDER CRLP.No.5291 of 2025 DISPOSING THE CRLP