4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6044 OF 2025 Between: Gangula Yedukondalu, S/o Kotaiah, aged 45 years, Cultivation, R/o Paritalavaripalem Village, Santhamaguluru Mandal, Prakasam District. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND House Officer, Santhamaguluru Police Station, Santhamaguluru. Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Amaravati. 2. Kaatia Venkata Rao, S/o Yallamanda, aged 47 years. Cultivation, R/o Paritalavaripalem Village, Santhamaguluru Mandal, Prakasam District. ...respondents 1. The State; Station that in the Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, praying circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be plegsed to quash the FIR in Crime No.52 of dated 06-06-2025 of Santhamaguluru Police Station registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under sections 318(4), 126(2), 351 (2) of BNS 0 % I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS,2023, praying that in the . ‘ ^-^r^mstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition ^ ‘igh' Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in Crime Np.52 of2t)25 dated,06-06-2025 Santhamaguluru Police Station registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under sections 318(4), 126(2), 351 (2) of BNS ¥ :X t J This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Yadavalli Ramesh, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 The Court made the following Order: 1 HNJ Crl.P.No.6044 2025 APHC010293032025 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: 6044/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Gangula Yedukondalu AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Station House Officer and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.YADAVALLI RAMESH Counsel for the Respondent/complalnant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 0 HN,J Crl.P.No.6044_2025 The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arraigned as Accused in FIR No.52 of 2025, on the file of Santhamagulur Police Station, Bapatla District, for the alleged offence under Sections 318(4), 126(2), 351(2) of BNS. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant 2. Public Prosecutor. 3. 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 Bihar'. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to 4. give such a direction. 5. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, Santhamagulur Police Station, Bapatla 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 Crl.P.No.6044_2025 As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K J RAJA BABU //TRUE COPY// ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ^ SECf^N OFFICER To. 1. The Station House Officer, Santhamaguluru Police Station, Bapatia District 2. One CC to Sri Yadavalli Ramesh, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC’s to the Public Prosecutor of High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies MV vna HIGH COURT DATED: 19/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.6044 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION