/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N m§ % c CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6167 OF 2025 Between: 1. P. Yugandhar Reddy, S/o late P. Vijaya Raghava Reddy Aged about 42 years, Occ Ex serviceman, Indian Army R/o D.No.1-155, Sandhu Street, Chinnaveedhi, RKVB Pet (Post and Village), Karveti Nagaram Mandal, Chittoor District. 2. N. Venkataiah, S/o N. Natesaiah, Aged about 52 Bangaramkandriga Village, K.V.B.Puram Mandal, Chittoor District. years, R/o ...Petitioners/Accused No.1 & 2 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court Buildings, Amaravati. ...Respondent No.1 2. P. Jayasri, W/o G. Mohan Reddy, R/o Papasamudram Village, Gudipala Mandal, Chittoor District ...Respondent No.2/Defacto Complainant praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused No. 1 and 2 in Crime No.39/2025 of K.V.B.Puram Petition under Section 528 of BNSS Petition, Police Station, K.V.B. Puram Mandal, Tirupati District (erstwhile Chittoor District). I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 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 grant stay of all further proceedings in Crime No. 39 of 2025 of K.V.B. Puram Police Station, K.V.B. Puram Mandal, Tirupati District (erstwhile Chittoor District) pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri M.L. Neelima, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1. The Court made the following: APHCjOl 0292062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) HES [3457] TUESDAY JHE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6167/2025 Between: P. Yugandhar Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counpel for the Petitloner/accused(S): 1.IVI LNEELIMA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.39 of 2025, on the file of K.V.B. Puram Police Station, Tirupati district, for alleged offence under Sections 329(3), 324(4), 351(2) read with 3(5) of BNS. 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 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\ 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, K.V.B. Puram Police Station, Tirupati district, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) in so far as the petitioners are concerned. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand 5. 6. closed. T (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- M PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SEeTIONOFFieER K.V.B.Puram Police Station Puram Mandal, Tirupati District (erstwhile Chittoor District). //TRUE eOPY// To, 1. The Station House Officer K.V.B. 2. One CC to M/s. M L Neelima, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies Stu sree HIGH COURT DATED:24/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.6167 of 2025 ?1SF2I» !>' % col/ current Section DISPSOING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION