.1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI FRIDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5551 OF 2025 Between: 1. Chintha Maithili Reddy, D/o Pottipati Rajagopal Reddy Aged about 24yrs, R/o H.No.7/326, -New Krishna Nagar Kodur, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District 2. Chintha Sai Purnesh Reddy, S/o Pottipati Rajagopal Reddy Aged about 22yrs, R/o H.No.7/326, New Krishna Nagar Kodur, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District - - 3. Pottipati Varamma, W/o Pottipati Rajagopal Reddy Aged about 65yrs, R/o H.No. 16/8, Pottipativaripalli Kodur, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District ...Petitioners/Accused Nos.4 to 6 AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Through Station House Officer Anantapur II Town police station Ananthapuramu District Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravathi 2. P. Roja, W/o A. Ranjith Kumar Reddy Aged about 32yrs R/o Flat No. 101, Janaki Enclave Apartment Ananthapuramu town Ananthapuramu District .. /■ / / ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS ^ f»etition under Section 528 of BNSS of Cr.P.C 4.. praying that in the Circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, th^High Court pleased to quash the FIR No.26/2025 on the file of the Anantapur II Town Police Station, Ananthapuramu District in the interest of Justice. ' 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 grant stay all further proceedings in FIR No.26/2025 on the file of the Anantapur II Town Police Station, Ananthapuramu District, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition in the interest of Justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri P NAGENDRA REDDY ,Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri_Advocate for the Respondent No. The Court made the following: ORDER e y APHC010268212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [0] FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5551/2025 Between: Chintha Maithili Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.PNAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arraigned as an Accused Nos.4 to 6, in Crime No.29 of 2025, on the file of the Anantapur II Town Police Station, Ananthapuramu District, for the alleged offence under Sections 318(4), 351(2) read with Section 3(5) of the BNS. 2 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. 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\ 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, the Anantapur II Town Police Station, Ananthapuramu 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. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. Sd/- K SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The SHO, II Town Police Station, Ananthapuram District. 2. One CC to Sri. P Nagendra Reddy Advocate [OPUC] / 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor [OUT]^^ 4. Three CD Copies High Court of Andhra Pradesh > / ■' • ,T‘ 'i AL vhIGH COURT DATED:09/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5551 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRLP WITHOUT COSTS