APHC010341772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7047 OF 2025 Between: Sunil Reddy Kalathuru, S/o K Prakash Reddy, Aged about 50 R/o Kapu Street, Sulurupeta, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh years, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED N0.3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Nelapadu, Amaravati. Guntur District. Inspector of Police, Naidupet Police Station, Tirupati District. Through the Sub ...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT D Adi Lakshmi, W/o Manohar Reddy, aged about 33 Sub Inspector of Police, Naidupet Police Station, Tirupati ...RESPONDENTS/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition may be pleased to Quash the FIR No.213/2025 dated 3.7.2025 years. Occupation: the High Court on the file of Naidupet Police Station. Tirupati District u/s 318(4) of BNS and 7(1) of EC Act against the Petitioner/Accused No.3. lA NO: 1 OF 207ti f^^tion under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances • in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, Phased to dispense with not filing the certified No.213/2025 dated 3.7.2025 the High Court copy of the FIR the file of Naidupet Police Station, Tirupati District in the interests of justice pending disposal of the Criminal on Petition. lA NO: 2 OF 2n7.<^ Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances the High Court coercive steps including stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition may be pleased to direct the Respondents not to take arrest of the Petitioner/Accused No.2. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI N BHARATH SIMHA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : NONE APPEARED The Court made the following ORDER : REDDY APHC010341772025 f IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] / WEDNESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7047/2025 Between: 1.SUNIL REDDY KALATHURU, S/0 K PRAKASH REDDY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/0 KAPU STREET, SULURUPETA, NELLORE, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, NELAPADU, AMARAVATI. GUNTUR DISTRICT. THROUGH THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NAIDUPET POLICE STATION, TIRUPATI DISTRICT 2.D ADI LAKSHMI, W/0 MANOHAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS. OCCUPATION. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,. NAIDUPET POLICE STATION, TIRUPATI ...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.213/2025 dated 3.7.2025 on the file of Naidupet Police Station, Tirupati District u/s 318(4) of BNS and 7(1) of EC Act against the Petitioner/Accused No.3 in the interests of justice, and pass 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 dispense copy of the FIR No.213/2025 dated 3.7.2025 Station, Tirupati District i Criminal Petition and 1A NOl2OF2025 with not filing the certified | on the file of Naidupet Police in the interests of justice pending disposal of the pass Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS prayinq that in the Htah Court“" "T" !" Grounds of Criminai Petition the g rt may be pleased Pleased to direct the Respondents not to take coercive steps including arrest of the Petitioner/Accused No.2 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.7047 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners were arraigned as accused in Crime No.213 of 2025 of the Naidupet Policfe Station, Tirupathi District, registered for the alleged offences under Sections 318(4) BNS, 7(1) of EGA. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner yvas falsely implicated in the case, and there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. The learned counsel further submits that the offences alleged against the petitioner is punishable below seven years and therefore, seeks a direction to the police to follow the procedure provided under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 4. The veracity of the allegations made in the complaint would come to r light during the course of the investigation. At this juncture, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation. However, the offences alleged against the petitioner would attract a punishment of less than seven years, the Station House Officer, Naidupet Police Station, Tirupathi District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, insofar as the petitioner concerned, for the purpose of investigation in connection with Crime No.213 of 2025. This order would not preclude the investigation officer from completion of the investigation. * 5. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed off. 6. Miscellaneous petitions, if stand closed. filing a charge sheet or final report after ^ any, pending in the criminal petition shall SD/- U.SRIDEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer Naidupel Police Station, Tirupathi District. Reddy Advocate fOPUC] Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra 2. One CC to Sri N Bharath Simha 3. Two CC's to the Public Pradesh at Amaravati [OUTj 4. Three CD Copies SAM TAC HIGH COURT DATED:09/07/2025 ORDER CRLP No. 7047 of 2025 1 1 JUL 2025 )rj ntSectioa<V^ DISPOSING OF THE CRLP