X IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: fiQSO OF 2025 Between; Nallapaneni Sri Laxmi, C/o Nallapaneni Ramesh Kumar, Aged 53 Occupation; Self Employed, R/o-D.No- 26-2-29,2nd Lane, Rithwik Enclave, AK Nagar, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District-524004 years. ...Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. 2. Jyeshta HemaNikitha @ Hema Chowdary, W/o N.Sai Hemanth D/o Jyeshta Ayodhya Ramu, Aged 28 years. Occupation; Advocate, R/o-D.No-31-51-5, Flat No.403, Green City Heights, Palm Street, Visakhapatnam (rural), Visakhapatnam District-530049 Kumar, ...Respondents Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C & 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash all proceedings against the petitioner herein arraigned as Accused No.3 in FIR.No.160 of 2025 dated 18-04-2025, pending on the file of the Duwada Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate to secure the ends 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 issue a notice to the petitioner in accordance with Section 35 (3) BNSS and to direct the investigation officer to follow scrupulously guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 and not to harass the petitioner herein in the name of investigation who is arraigned as Accused No.3 in a Crime in FIR No. 160 of 2025 dated 18.04.2025, on the file of Duvvada Police Station of Visakhapatnam. I-A. NO: 3 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 of all further proceedings against the petitioner herein arraigned as Accused No.3 in FIR.No. 160 of 2025 dated 18-04-2025, pending on the file of the Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate in the interim pending disposal of the main Criminal Petition in the interests of justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Umesh Chandra P V G, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following order: 1 HN, J Crl.P.No.6050 2025 APHC010284832025 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: 6050/2025 Between: Nallapaneni Sri Laxmi ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT{S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused; 1.UMESH CHANDRA PVG Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S); 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.6050 2025 <1 The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.3 in FIR No.160 of 2025, on the file of Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate District, for the alleged offence under Sections 498-A, 354(c), 323, 506 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 1. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, he has, 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 Biha/. 3. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. 4. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate 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. (2014) 8 see 273 \ 3 HNJ 4^^ Crl.P.No.6050 2025 As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- SHAIK MOHAMMED RAFI assistant registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, Duvvada Police District. 2. One CC to Sri Umesh Chandra P V G, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC's to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh Amaravati [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies Station, Visakhapatnam at SAM RAM / HIGH COURT DATED:19/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.6050 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRLP