f IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6215 OF 2025 Between: Kandha Venkata Durga Kumar, S/o Sambasivarao, aged about 42 Years, Dommaiguda, R.R.District, Telangana State. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravathi, Guntur District. The Station House officer, Hindupur II Town Police Station, Hindupur, Satya Sai District. Meda Prasanthi, W/o Nataraj, aged about 49 Years, R/o Indraprasatha Lay out. Near LRG School, Near Omshakthi Temple, Mittameedapalli, Kirikera Panchayat, Hindupur Mandal, Satyasai District. 2. 3. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS (482 of CrPC), praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Quash the entire proceedings in F.I.R.No. 15/2025 on the file of the Hindupur II Town Police Station, Hindupur, which is registered under section 316(2) and 318(4) of the BNS I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS (482 of CrPC), praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of further investigation in F.I.R.No. 15/2025 on the file of the Hindupur II Town Police Station, Hindupur, which is registered under section 316(2) and 318(4) of the BNS This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri T V V Koteswara Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor behalf of the Respondent No.1 on The Court made the following Order: APHC010298132025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6215/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Kandha Venkata Durga Kumar, AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1 .T V V KOTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arrayed as accused in Crime No. 15 of 2025 of Hindupur II Town Police Station, Sri Satya Sai district, for alleged offences under Sections 318(4), 316(2) of BNS. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 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 objection to give such a direction. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Hindupur II Town Police Station, Sri Satya Sai 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 petitioner concerned. on the file 2. 4. no 5. IS 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- K J RAJA BABU assistant registrar 15^ ^ //true copy// SECTION OFFICER To, Police Station, 11 Town Officer, Hindupur Station House HioduDur. Sri Satyasai District 1. The 4-' 2. One CC to Sri T.V.V Koteswara Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two GO’S to the Public Prosecutor of High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies MV vna V HIGH COURT DATED: 24/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.6215 of 2025 0 7 JUL 2075 rtentSectioa. iS <9 50 ★ DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION