IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5897 OF 2025 Between: 1. Chadalawada Jaya Krishna, S/o. Koteswara Rao, Age. 47, Address. Door No. 54/20/1-4b, Flat No. 102, Ridge Grandeur Apartment, Near NAC Function Hall, Gurunanak Colony, Vijayawada.520008, NTR District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Muppavarapu Nirmala Laxmi Ganesh Babu, S/o. Hemantha Kumar, Age. 41, Address. Door No. 13-37/1, Flat No. C-12, Sai Sowmya Residency, Ashoknagar, Kanum, YSR Tadigadapa Muncipality, Krishna District. 520007, Andhra Pradesh. 3. Muppavarapu Chowdary, S/o Hemantha Kumar, Age. 40, Address. Door No. 54-19-57d/2f-202, Water Tank Road, Jayprakash Nagar, Vijayawada.520008, NTR District, Andhra Pradesh ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED No. 1 to 3 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, at Amaravathi 2. Nagabhushanam Vemuluri, S/o. Venkateshwara Rao, years, R/o. D.No. 13-10-14, Srinivasa Rao Street, Vijayawada District Aged about 55 r' NTR ...RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Quash the FIR.No.223/2025 dated 07.06.2025 proceedings in registered by Machavaram Police Station, NTR District, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 r/w 34 IPC (i.e.. Sections 318(4), 316(2), 338, 336(3) r/w 3(5) of the BNS). I.A. NO: 2 OF 7C)9R Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal the High Court may be pleased to grant a stay of all further proceedings i FIR.No.223/2025 dated 07.06.2025 Petition, in registered by Machavaram Police Station, NTR District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and Pulipati Radhika, Advocate for the Petitioner behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None Appeared for the Respondent No.2. upon hearing the arguments of Sri and the Public Prosecutor on The Court made the following ORDER : APHC010284102025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] rijT.Ii-'.f TUESDAY ,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5897/2025 Between: Chadalawada Jaya Krishna and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.PULIPATI RADHIKA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 % The Court made the following Order: accused Nos.1 to 3 in Crime No.223 of The petitioners are arrayed as the Machavaram Police Station, NTR district, for alleged 2025, on the file of under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 read with 34 of IPC. offence 2. 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 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 j\^Q learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no seeking the objection to give such a direction. 5. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Police Station, NTR district, to follow the procedure as Officer, Machavaram contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) in so far as the petitioners are concerned, sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand 6. As a closed. ^ (2014) 8 see 273 SD/- U.SRIDEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE eOPY// SEeTION OFFieER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Machavaram Police Station, NTR District. % SMT. PULIPATI RADHIKA Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh at 2. OneCCto 3. Two CCS to the Public Prosecutor Amaravathi. [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies Chp TAG I HIGH COURT DATED;17/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5897 of 2025 ? TS SEP 2025 S . Current section P^spatcv\^ DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION