APHC010291632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6971/2025 Between: 1. KOMMOJU KAMESWARA RAO, S/O. BRAHMANANADAM, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. D/ NO/ 20- 1-85/1, PEDDAPURAM, KAKINADA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR REP. THROUGH THE SHO, PEDDAPURAM POLICE STATION, PRAKASAM DISTRICT 2. DUNGU SRI LAKSHMI, D/O. TATA RAO, AGED ABOUT 13 YEARS, R/O. 7-1-13, NEAR SMART BAZAAR, PEDDAPURAM TOWN, KAKINADA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to quash F.I.R. No.111/2025, dated 23.03.2025 on the file of the Peddapuram P.S., Kakinada District, for the offences UU/s 79 BNS, 7 r/w 8 of POCSO Act, 2012 and pass s 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased pleased to dispense with certified copy of (F.I.R. Mo.111/2025, dated 23.03.2025 on the file of the Peddapuram P.S., Kakinada District, for the offences U/s 79 BNS, 7 r/w 8 of POCSO Act, 2012.), dated on the file of before this Hon’ble Court and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in F.I.R. / No.111/2025, dated 23.03.2025 on the file of the Peddapuram P.S., Kakinada District, for the offences U U/s 79 BNS, 7 r/w 8 of POCSO Act, 2012against the Petitioner/Accused including the appearance of the Accused till and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KOTA KRISHNA DEEPTHI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 The Court made the following order: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is arraigned as accused in Crime No.111 of 2025 on the file of Peddapuram Police Station, Kakinada District, for the alleged offences under Sections 79 of BNS, 7 read with 8 POCSO Act, 2012 and that the petitioner is challenging the said crime. 3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the police have completed the investigation and filed the charge sheet. 4. Recording the same, this Criminal Petition is closed, leaving it open for the petitioner to take appropriate steps if so aggrieved by the charge sheet. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date: 08.07.2025 ANS 4 203 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6971/2025 Date: 08.07.2025 ANS