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 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6165 OF 2025 Between: 1. Dr Bang! Lalbahadur Sastry, Aged about 44 years, Occupation; Doctor, C/o LingannaBangi, Door No. 76/2-D-4-1, KS Care Hospital Mahatma Nagar, New Bus stand Hallur Road, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Dr Bathana Kusuma W/o Bangi Lai Bahadur Sastry, Occupation: Doctor, Door No. 76/2-D-4-1, KS Care Hosptal Mahatma Nagar Bus Stand, Kalluru Road, Opp Srinivasa Plaza, Kurnool District. New ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED-1 & 2 AND 1. The State of AP, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi, Guntur District. ...r^ RESPONDENT 2. Dabbera Sreekanth, S/o Dabbera Markandeyulu, Aged about 38 Years, H.No. 28-794-A, NGOs Colony Nandyal District. ... 2"^ Respondent/Complainant 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 quash the Crime No. 177 of 2025 On the file of Kurnool IV Town Police Station, Kurnool District, offences registered under Section 118(1), 127(2), 351 (2) r/w 3 (5) of BNS. 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. 177 of 2025 On the file of Kurnool IV Town Police Station Kurnool District, offences registered under Section 118(1), 127(2), 351(2) r/w 3 (5) of BNS, 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 Ram Babu Devavarapu ,Advocate for the Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1. The Court made the following ORDER : f \ APHC010301172025 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: 6165/2025 Between: Dr Bangilalbahadur Sastry and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petltioner/accused(S): 1. RAM BABU DEVAVARAPU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) // The Court made the following Order: ,■/ The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.177 of 2025, on the file of Kurnool IV Town Police Station, Kurnool district, for alleged offence under Sections 118(1), 127(2), 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\ The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no 4. objection to give such a direction. 5. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Kurnool IV Town Police Station, Kurnool 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. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand ; closed ^2014) 8 see 273 SD/- A.VIJAY BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII SEeTION OFFieER To. 1. The Station House Officer, Kurnool IV Town Police Station, Kurnool District S' 2. One CC to Sri Ram Babu Devavarapu Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi [OUT] 4. THREE CD COPIES Stu TAG ^ / HIGH COURT DATED:24/06/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.6165 of 2025 S 1! SEP 2025 m «9 ^ . Currenc section . DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION