r' APHC010323802025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NQ: 6741 OF 2025 Between: Mutha Manoj Kumar. S/o Misrimal Ji No.G4, Mahalakshmi Apartments NTR District. Aged about 52 Years, R/o Flat Brundhavan Colony, Vijayawada, ...Petitioner/ Accused No.3 AND 1- The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Prohibition Narsapuram P.S, West Godavari and Excise Officer, District. Rep. Through the Public Prosecutor, State of Andhra Pradesh, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. 2. S Rambabu, Narsapuram P.S. Sub-Inspector, Prohibition and Excise Officer, ...Respondents/ Complainant 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 r the High Court may be pleased to Quash the Crime No.69 of 2025, dated 24.06.2025 registered on the file of Prohibition & Excise P.S., Narsapuram in the interest of equity and justice while exercising its inherentjurisdictionunder Section 482 of Cr.P.C r/w 528 of BNSS. lA 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 in Crime No.69 of 2025, dated 24.06.2025 registered on the file of Prohibition & Excise P.S., Narsapuram. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri N Ashwani Kumar, Advocate Counsel for Respondent No.1: The Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Counsel for Respondent No.2: -- The Court made the following order: 7 1 HNJ Crl.P.No.6?41_2025 APHC010323802025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6741/2025 Between: Mutha Manoj Kumar ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.N ASHWANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HN, J ^ Crl.P.No.6741 2025 The Court made the following Order: 1. The petitioner is arraigned as accused No.3 in Crime No.69 of 2025 on the file of the Prohibition and Excise Police Station Narsapuram, for the alleged offence under Sections 34(a), (e), (f) and (h) of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that trader of bottle caps and has submitted the the petitioner is a Factory Registration Certificate, the Establishment Certificate, and the Certificate from the Labour Department. These certificates indicate that the petitioner holds a valid trade license for conducting such business, the petitioner has not manufactured not dispute the sale of the caps. It is submitted that any of the caps; however he does 3. Considering the same, there shall be a direction to the Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise Police complete the investigation without taking any Station, Narsapuram, to coercive steps against the petitioner. This shall not preclude the Investigating Officer from filing a charge sheet/final report. 4. Accordingly, this criminal petition is disposed off. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, If any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1- The Station House Officer/ Police Station, Narsapuram, Station In-Charge, Prohibition West Godavari. and Excise 7 2. One CC to Sri N.Ashwani Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC’s to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies GPC sree HIGH COURT DATED: 04/07/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 6741 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THIS CRIMINAL PETITION