IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ” ""v Yt o jhl V^‘'TW THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE % '.t > •c' O PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6029 OF 2025 Between: Asma Khatoon, (Shown in FIR as Shaik Asma), D/o Mohammed Zaheeruddin, Aged about 34 years, R/o 14-5-98, Nizampura, Warangal, Telangana ...Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Station House Officer, Old Guntur Police Station, Guntur District Rep., by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. Respondent/Complainant 2. Shaik Mobina, D/o Shaik Allabakshu, aged 23 years, R/o 1 nagar. Old Guntur, Guntur District. St lane Vinoba ...2"^ Respondent/De-Facto Complainant Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, 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. 168 of 2025 dated 03-06-2025 of Old Guntur Police Station, Guntur District against the petitioner herein. 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 stay all further proceedings against the petitioner in connection with FIR No. 168 of 2025 dated 03-06-2025 of Old Guntur P.S, Guntur District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of M//s Sasanka Bhuvanagiri, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 The Court made the following: 1 HN, J Crl.P.No.6029 2025 APHC010286812025 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: 6029/2025 Between; ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Asma Khatoon, AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.SASANKA BHUVANAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.6029 2025 The Court made the following Order: 1. The petitioner is arraigned as Accused in FIR No.168 of 2025, on the file of Old Guntur Police Station, Guntur District, for the alleged offence Sections 77, 79, 126(2), 140(3), 351(3) of BNS. under 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, she has, however, restricted the relief to 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 of Bihar\ the extent of 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, Old Guntur Police Station, Guntur District to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) insofar as the petitioner is concerned. as (2014) 8 see 273 3 HNJ Crl.P.No.6029 2025 As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// S N OFFICER Station, Guntur District. ! [OPUC] of High Court of Andhra Pradesh. To, 1. The Station House Officer. Old Guntur Police : 2. One Ce to M/s Sasanka Bhuvanagiri, Advocate 3. Two CC’s to the Public Prosecutor [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies MV sree r/ f HIGH COURT DATED: 19/06/2025 ■■7 ORDER CRLP.No.6029 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION