■i^PHCOI 0317942025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6560 OF 2025 Between: Aruchuri Vasu Babu, S/o Paruchuri Picheswar Rao Aged about Business R/o Flat No.623, Tower -6 Prestige High Fields Nanakramguda Hyderabad 74yrs, Occ ...Petitioner/ACCUSED No.1 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Throught Station House Police Station NTR District Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravathi Officer Jaggaiahpet ...RESPONDENT 2. Racharla Balaram, S/o Venkateswarlu Aged about 55yrs Nagar, Jaggaiahpet NTR Distric R/o Ayyappa ...RESPONDENT/DEFACTO 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 quash the FIR No. 135/2025 on the file of the Jaggaiahpet Police Station, NTR District. lA 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 to grant stay all further proceedings in FIR No. 135/2025 on the file of the Jaggaiahpet Police Station, NTR District pending disposal of the criminal petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER : 1 HNJ Crl.P.No.6560_2025 APHC010317942025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) afe [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6560/2025 Between: 1.ARUCHURI VASU BABU, S/0 PARUCHURI PICHESWAR RAO AGED ABOUT 74YRS, OCC, BUSINESS R/0 FLAT N0.623, TOWER -6 PRESTIGE HIGH FIELDS NANAKRAMGUDA, HYDERABAD ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA AMARAVATHI REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PRADESH AT 2.RACHARLA BALARAM, S/0 VENKATESWARLU AGED ABOUT 55YRS R/0 AYYAPPA NAGAR, JAGGAIAHPET NTR DISTRIC ...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 the FIR No. 135/2025 on the file of the Jaggaiahpet Police Station, NTR District in the interest of justice. lA 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 grant stay all further proceedings in 2 Crl.P.No.6560 *^025 FIR No.135/2025 on the file of the Jaggaiahpet Police Station. NTR District pending disposal of the criminal petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 HN, J Crl.P.No.6560 2025 The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.1 in FIR No.135 of 2025, on the file of Jaggaiahpet Police Station, NTR District, for the alleged offence under Sections 318(4), 351 (2) r/w 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 1. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking the 3. quashing of the FIR, he has, however, restricted the relief to the extent of directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under Sectipn 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State ofBihar\ 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. The Criminal Petition is disposed off by directing the Station House Officer, 5. Jaggaiahpet Police Station, NTR District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) insofar as the petitioner is concerned. (2014) 8 see 273 4 HN/j' Crl.P.NO,6560 1015 As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. SD/- N.NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The SHO, Jaggaiahpet Police Station, NTR District. 2. One CC to SRI. P NAGENDRA REDDY Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies SD TAC HIGH COURT DATED:02/07/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 6560 OF 2025 Of S 2 2 SEP 2025 Is) '^SOiJTentSectiojix"'^^ DISPOSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION