IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE OS--: i.-J o/i* ! NS V', '"A ■**. s. PRESENT N-. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: fi985 OF 2025 Between: 1. Velpuru Muddukrishan Reddy, S/o. Velpuru Lokanadha Reddy, Aged about 65 Years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Manganellore Village, Sullurupet Mandal, Tirupati District. 2. Velpuru Girijamma, W/o. Muddukrishna Reddy, Aged about 61 Years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Manganellore Village, Sullurupet Mandal District. 3. Velpuru Maheshwara Reddy, S/o. Late Ramadasu Reddy, Aged 66 Years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Manganellore Village, Mandal, Tirupati District. 4. Velpuru Ankamma, W/o Maheshwara Reddy, Aged about Occ Cultivation, R/o. Manganellore Village, Sullurupet Mandal, District. Tirupati about Sullurupet 64 Years, Tirupati ...Petitioner / Accused 1 to 4 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. High Court h tf 2. Gadi Narayana Reddy, S/o Srinivasulu Reddy, Aged about 55 Years, Occ Cultivation, R/o. Manganellore Village, Sullurupet Mandal District ■ ■ / Tirupati ...Respondent / De-facto Complainant Petition under Section 528 of BNSS,2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds the High Court may be pleased to quash the No. 74 of 2025 of Sullurupet Police Station of Criminal Petition, entire proceedings in Crime Tirupati District. i.A. NO: 2 OF 2{)9fi Petition under Section 528 circumstances stated Petition,the High Court of BNSS,2023 in the Memorandum of Grounds praying that in the of Criminal may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including stay of arrest of the petitioners in Crime No. 74 of 2025 of Sullurupet 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 Muchakayala Narayana, Advocate Prosecutor for the Petitioner and the Public on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the folloviring: . ' i 1 HN,J CrI.P.No.5985 2025 I APHC010271802025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY ,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5985/2025 Between: Velpuru Muddukrishan Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. MUCHAKAYALA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent/compIainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) -$ 2 HNJ Crl.P.No.5985 2025 /1 The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arraigned as Accused Nos.1 to 4 in FIR No.74 of 2025, on the file of Sullurupet Police Station, Tirupati District, for the alleged offence under Sections 329(3), 351(2) r/w 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 1. 13 / / /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 Section 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court i Arnesh Kumar v. State ofBihar\ under in 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, Sullurpet Police Station, Tirupati District, to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) insofar as the petitioners are concerned. as 1 (2014) 8 see 273 V 3 As a ^’^'■P-No.5985^2025 % Closed. ' sequel, P®"*g miscellaneous petitions, /'feny, shall stand ASS,STANT''^i'p^^DEV, //true copy// To, SECTIO off/cer ^ - Fhe station 2- OneCCto 3- TwoCCsto Two CD Copies House Officer Sullurupet Police Nation, Tirupati District - Advocate fOPUCJ High Court ofAndhr Sri. 'Waohakayala Narayana Public Prosecutor, a Pradesh [OUT] PR nm I s high court DATED;19/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5985 of 2025 ^kTL'*. Oi *1 18 SEP 2025 c5^ urrentSectjjn-^y disposing the crlp