APHC010302162025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6297 OF 2025 Between: Chintha Adi Reddy, S/o Sri Gani Reddy, Age: 35 Years, Occ: Business, Anaparthi Mandal, East R/o Door No. 5-4, Ramavaram - 533 264 Godavari District ...Petitioner/A-1 AND State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. at Amaravati, through its SHO, Ramachandrapuram P.S, Dr.B.R.A.Konaseema District. ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances , stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for the records relating to the proceedings in FIR No. 104 of 2025 of Ramachandrapuram P.S., Dr.B.R.A.Konaseema District and quash the same against the Petitioner/A-1 herein. / lA NO: 1 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 FIR No. 104 of 2025 of Ramachandrapuram P.S., Dr.B.R.A.Konaseema District, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI N SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: Public Prosecutor The Court made the following Order: APHC010302162025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] 0^ FRIDAY.THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6297/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Chintha Adi Reddy AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.N SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: HARINATH.N,J 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.6297 2025 The Court made the following Order: 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.1 in Crime No. 104 of 2025, on the file of Ramachandrapuram Police Station, Dr.B.R.A.Konaseema District, for the alleged offence under Sections 111(2), 318(4), 61(2) read with Section 3(5) of the BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner is not arraigned as an accused in any other crime except for the present case. It is further submitted that Section 111(2) of the BNS cannot be invoked against the petitioner, as the petitioner has not been invoked in any other crime that would attract the provisions of Section 111(2). Apart from Section 111(2) of the BNS, the remaining allegations against the petitioner pertain to offences punishable with imprisonment of less than three years. 3. Considering the same, there shall be a direction to the Station House Officer, Ramachandrapuram Police Station, Dr.B.R.A.Konaseema District, to complete the investigation without taking any coercive steps against the petitioner. However, this shall not preclude the Investigating Officer from filing the final report after completion of the investigation. The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation. 4. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed off. 3 V HN, Crl.P.No.6297_2025 As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any,^all stand closed. Sd/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Ramachandrapuram Police Station, East Godavari District. 2. One CC to Sri N Siva Reddy Advocate [OPUC] Two CC's to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 3. 4. Two CD Copies SAM vna / SAM high court DATED:27/06/2025 ORDER CRLP No.6297 of 2025 ^ 0 7JUL 2025 )g ''^PAT «3.\ ★