APHC010255742025 SMS IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI V MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINALPETITIONNO: 5508 OF 2025 Between: 1. Jilumudi Malla Reddy, S/o. Malakonda Reddy, Aged 70 years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Brahmanakraka Village, Jaladanki Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. 2. Vaka Srinivasulu Reddy, S/o. Krishna Reddy, Aged 41 years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Brahmanakraka Village, Jaladanki Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. 3. Sudulagunta Krishna Reddy, S/o. Ramalinga Reddy, Aged 83 years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Brahmanakraka Village, Jaladanki Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. ...Petitioners/Accused 1 to 3 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respondent 2. Medarametia Prasanthi Kumari, W/o. Venkata Sesha Reddy, Aged 45 years, Occ. Cultivation, R/o. Brahmanakraka Village Jaladanki Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. ...Respondents/Defacto Complainant Petition under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Act, 2023 praying that in the cirCurriStahces stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the entire proceedings in Crime No. 36 of 2025 of Jaladanki Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District. lA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including arrest of the Petitioners in Crime No. 36 of 2025 of Jaladanki Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District. Counsel for the Petitioners: Smt. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent No.1: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER: 1 HNJ Crl.P.No.5508 2025 \ APHC010255742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0M0 [3457] MONDAY ,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5508/2025 Between: Jilumudi Malla Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.5508 2025^, r^. The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arraigned as Accused Nos.1 to 3 in Crime No.36 of 1. 2025, on the file of Jaladanki Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District, for the alleged offence under Sections 74, 118(1), 115(2) read with 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. f / 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners 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\ 3. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Jaladanki Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short BNSS”) insofar as the petitioners are concerned. 1 (2014) 8 see 273 3 \ C'-|.P.No.5508_2025 any, s_hall stand closed. ass(Itan°tr|^g%'!'^0 Juf-tiO-- SECTION As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if //true copy// To, station House Officer officer Hotti Sriramul 'Jaladanki Police Hellore District. Oneccto 3. Two cCs ^P^aravathi. Two CD Station, Sri u Nimm *0 Public agadda Revathi Prosecutor, Advocate fOPUcj Court of Andhra [OUT] Pradesh at Oopies Chp S ■■ : vna ::X- ’ : > A. i ■\ t : - / HIGH COURT DATED; 16/06/2025 ORDER CRLP No.5508 OF 2025 a 0 8 SEP 2025 ntS«ctiotL ) m DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION