p IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAT, MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF li imp TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N criminal petition no- SdfiQ nc Between: ...PETITIONERS (ACCUSED No.1 & 2) AND 2. Sarella Prasad, S/o.Jeevan, Aged about 37 years, Occ. Cooly West Godavari District ...RESPONDENTS . > ! X. Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C Section 528 BNSS 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings Police Station, West Godavari in Crime No.62 of 2025 of Palakol Rural District, A.P. LA. NO: 2 OF 909^ Petition under Section- circumstances stated i the High Court may be pleased ^§2 of Cr.P.C praying that in the in the Merhdrandum of Grounds of Criminai Petition, to stay all further proceedings against % -9 Petitioners (Accused) in Crime (F I.R).No. 62 of 2025 on the file of Palakol Rural Police Station, West Godavari District, A.P. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri D V • w ...... . V S S N H Bhujanga Rao, Advdeate for the Petitioner and the Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None Appeared for Respondent No.2. Public the The Court made the following ORDER: -■K •• APHC010257892025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) m [3457] MONDAY ,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5469/2025 Between: Gorla Satyanarayana and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The Station House Officer and Others Counsel for the Petltioner/accused(S): 1. D VV S S N H BHUJANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complalnant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order; The petitioners are arrayed as accused in Crime No.62 of 2025, on the file of the Palakollu Police Station, West Godavari district, for alleged offence under Sections 329(3), 118(1) read with 3(5) of BNS and Sections 3(1 )(r), 3(1 )(s), 3(2)(va) of SC & ST (POA) Act. 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 ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) X 2. I 2 (s 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'. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that objection to give such a direction. by he has no 5. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station Officer, Palakollu Police Station, House West Godavari district, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, concerned. BNSS ) in so far as the petitioners are 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions if any, shall stand closed. T (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/-A. VUAYABABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// To, SECTION OFFICER District House Officer, Palakol Rural Police Station, West Godavari 2. One CC to Sri D VV S S N H Bhujanga Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh fOUTl 4. Three CD Copies CHP \ ', w 4%' V: HIGH COURT DATED:16/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5469 of 2025 i DISPOSING OF THE (|r|IVIINAL PETITION