APHC010254772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 551fi OF ‘?noii iO BETWEEN: RavirhotTanri^f"A' H- Wada, H/o. Katimayakunta. Rayachoty Mandal, Annamayya District, Andhra Pradesh. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED NOS.1 AND Ralrlf'f Pradesh, Through the Station House Officer, of Rayachoty U/G Police Station, Annamayya District, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Busffie'' l^'jslira^Re°'^Es1atI RavLchoffiT^® A 64/88, Bandlapenta Rayachoty Town, Annamayya District. Amaravati. ... DE-FACTO COMPLAINANT Cr p rf of B.N.S.S. as per old (under Section 482 of ““z:; r,=r.; lA NO: 2 OF pnri; Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the Hiarcm?r* of Grounds of Criminal Petition the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in Criminal m No.113 of 2025, Rayachoty U/G Police Station, Annamayya District. and consequentially direct The Station House Officer Counsel for the Petitioner:- SRI. RAVI KIRAN KUMAR KOLUSU Counsel for the Respondent(S):- PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 1 HN, J Crl.P.No.5516 2025 APHC010254772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] Fi’-b'TC:: SSh: MONDAY ,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5516/2025 Between: Guntimadugu Anand ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT{S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.RAVI KIRAN KUMAR KOLUSU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.5516 2025 The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.1 in Crime No. 113 of 2025, on the file of Rayachoty U/G Police Station, for the alleged offence under Sections 1. 308(2), read with Section 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant 2. Public Prosecutor. 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 3. 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. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Rayachoty U/G Police Station, to follow the procedure as contemplated under 5. Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short BNSS”) insofar as the petitioners are concerned. 1 (2014) 8 see 273 f ihi 3 H Crl.P.No.5516 2025 As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- G HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// O^^ER SECTION To, 1. The Station House Officer, Rayachoty U/G Police Station, Annamayya District. 2. One CC to Sri. Ravi Kiran Kumar Kolusu, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. [OUT] 4. Two C.D Copies. SSL nm HIGH COURT DATED: 16/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.NO. 5516 OF 2025 A :y' • g( 2 2 SEP 2025 mnIScctiaji. O . CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSED OF.