IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NOr fi048 OF 2Q2fi Between: 1. Ineni Babu, S/o. Chengama Naidu, Aged about 50 28, Andhra bank colony, Avilala Village, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 45 years, R/o. D.No. 9-30, Andhra bank colony, Avilala Village, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. years, R/o. D.No.9- 2. K. Chiranjeevi Naidu, S/o Chengama Naidu, Aged about 3. V. Bhupathi Naidu, S/o V.Varadarajulu Naidu, Aged about 48 years, R/o. D.No.20-2-572, Maruthi Nagar, Korlagunta Pradesh. 4. B.Munisekhar Tirupathi, Andhra S/o B. Venkata Muni, Aged about 45 years, R/o.Ramireddipalli Village Kotala Post, Chandragiri Mandal, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh. 5. P.Vijayakumar, S/o Aged about 48 the Sub- Registrar (Urban), Tirupathi, Urban Mandal Pradesh. years, Occ Document Writer, O/o Tirpati, Andhra ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED No.3-7 AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, for the State of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. High Court 2. Kora Chandra Sekhar Naidu, K. Bhaskar Naidu Aged about 55 years R/o. D.No.19-12-154, Bairagipatteda, R.C.Road, Tirupati, Tirupati Urban Mandal and District, Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for the records and quash the in the proceedings in Cr. No. 6 of 2024, on the file of Ramachandra puram Police Station, Tirupati District. same I.A. NO: 1 OF 2Q2fi Petition under Section 528 of BNSS is filed 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 in Cr. No. 6 of 2024, on the file of Ramachandra puram Police Station, Tirupati District. This Petition, coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri CH Venkat Raman, Advocate for the Petitioners and the Public Prosecutor behalf ofttfe Respondent No.1, The Court made the following order: on 2 The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.3 to 7 in Crime No.6 of 2024, on the file of the RC Puram Police Station, Tirupathi district, for alleged offence under Sections 120-B, 420, 423, 427, 447 read with 34 of IPC read with Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 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. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, RC Puram Police Station, Tirupathi district, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) in soTar as the petitioners are concerned. 5. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ^ (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- B. eHITTI JOSEPH ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ^,CER //TRUE eOPY// SEeTIO To, 1. The Station House Officer Ramachandra puram Police Station, Tirupati District. 2. One CC to Sri Ch Venkat Raman, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies RAM HIGH COURT DATED :20/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.6048 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRLP