APHC010322722025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI 3 THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.6687 of 2025 Between: 1. J Jagannatham, Aged about 75 years, R/o. Tirumala Nagar, Adoni arts Collage, Adoni, Kurnool District. J Shakunthala, Aged about 61 years, W/o. J. Jagannatham, R/o. 2/406 Tirumala Nagar, Adoni arts Collage, Adoni, Kurnool District. J Indumathi, W/o. Santhosh, Aged about 40 years, R/o. 76/97-SVN-41, SVN Colony, Kurnool. Madhulika, W/o. Devakanth pondhe, R/o. 28/b, Manjunath layout Main road, Bangalore-North, RT Nagar, Bangalore. J Prashanthi, W/o. S Hari Prasad Rao, R/o.5/285, Kilchin pet, Adoni, Kurnool District. K Indira Aka K S Erabai, W/o. Govindrajulu, Aged about 45 years, R/o. 2-401, Tirumala Nagar, Adoni, Kurnool District. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ...PETITIONERS/A2-6 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. /' / / 2. Smt S Bharathi, D/o. S. Sainath, Aged about 31 years, R/o. 4/22, Forestlane, Amba Bhavanipet, Adoni, Kurnool District. ...respondents/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 proceedings in FIR No. 73 of 2025 arising out of C.F.R. No. 983 of 2023, registered on the file of Adoni I Town Police Station, Kurnool District, for the offences under Section 498-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, insofar as the Petitioners (Accused Nos. 2 to 7). \A NO: 2 OF 2025 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 stay all further proceedings pursuant to FIR No. 73 of 2025 on the file of Adoni I Town Police Station, insofar as the Petitioners (Accused Nos. 2 to 7) are concerned. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI S V RUTHVIK Counsel for Respondent No.1 : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Counsel for Respondent No.2 : NONE APPEARED The Court made the following ORDER : f / / 0^ APHC010322722025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6687/2025 Between: 1.J JAGANNATHAM, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/0. TIRUMALA NAGAR, ADONI ARTS COLLAGE, ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT SHAKUNTHALA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, W/0. J. JAGANNATHAM, R/0. 2/406 TIRUMALA NAGAR, ADONI ARTS COLLAGE, ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT 3.J PRASHANTHI, W/0. S HARI PRASAD RAO, R/0.5/285, KILCHIN PET, ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT 4.K INDIRA AKA K S ERABAI, W/0. GOVINDRAJULU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/0. 2-401, TIRUMALA NAGAR, ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT 5.J INDUMATHI, W/0. SANTHOSH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/0. 76/97-SVN-41, SVN COLONY, KURNOOL 6.MADHULIKA, W/0. DEVAKANTH PONDHE, R/0. 28/B, MANJUNATH LAYOUT MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE-NORTH, RT NAGAR, BANGALORE 2.J ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. 2 2.S BHARATHI, D/0. S. SAINATH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/0. 4/22 FORESTLANE, AMBA BHAVANIPET, ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.S V RUTHVIK Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 3 ORDER:- Heard the learned counsel Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. appearing for the petitioners and the learned 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners arraigned as accused Nos.2 to 6 in Crime No.73 of 2025 on the file of Adoni I Town Police Station. It is submitted that a private complaint is filed for the alleged offence under Sections 498-A r/w 34 of IPC are and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is also submitted that a private complaint the I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, and accused No.1. It is submitted that there petitioners are concerned, except for complaint, merely revealing the relationship between other accused and the petitioners herein. is filed before Adoni, against the petitioners are no allegations insofar as the a vague reference at Para No. 11 of the accused No.1 and the 3. Perused the complaint. There no specific allegations against the petitioners herein, except for the allegations made against the accused. are 4. Considering the petition filed against the petitioners who are arraigned as Accused Nos.2 to 6, and also taking into account the complaint wherein specific allegations are made against the petitioners no the police are directed to complete the investigation, duly taking into consideration the observations of this Court, in accordance with law, by following the Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita procedure contemplated under , 2023 4 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is disposed off. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. SOI- K.KASIRAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First District. 2. The Station House Officer, Adoni I Town Police Station, 3. One CO to Sri S V Ruthvik, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Amaravathi [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies Class, Adoni, Kurnool Kurnool District. Andhra Pradesh, TK TAC X % 1 V •'•S HIGH COURT DATED;03/07/2025 j ORDER CRLP No. 6687 of 2025 . I" 22JUt20?5 O' «9, ^ Current Section ^'irX' <« DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION