APHC010354492025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY. THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7351 OF 2025 Between: 1. Boddu Sridevi, (A-2) W/o. Penta Rao, Aged about 55 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o. H.No.45-14-19/1, Ramalayam Street, Thadithota, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, A.P. 2. Boddu Urmila Devi @ Urmila Prabhu, (A-3) W/o. D,Shiva Kumar Aged about 35 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o. E-1, Srichakra Apartments, Ganesh Nagar, Morampudi, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, A.P. ...Petitioners/A-2 & A-3 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by public prosecutor High Court of A.P., Amaravati 2. Boddu Susmitha Preethi, W/o. Trinadh Siva Ram Kumar, D/o. A.Bhaskar Rao, Aged 35 years, Occ: Deputy Manager ICICI Bank R/o. H.No. 11-124/1, Sri ramanagar, Yerrabalem Village, Mangalagiri District, Andhra Pradesh ...Respondents 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 in FIR.No.253/2025dt:-17-06-2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh and quash the same in so far as the petitioners/accused are concerned as the same is illegal, arbitrary and abuse of process of law. lA NO: 1 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 dispense with FIR.No.253/2025 dt:-17-06-2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station Mangalagiri Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh pending disposal of the above CrI.P. the filing of certified copy of the 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 grant stay of all further proceedings including arrest of the petitioners/accused in FIR.No.253/2025 dt:-17-06-2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh pending disposal of the above CrI.P. Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri Yaswanth Gade Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, Assistant Public Prosecutor Counsel for the Respondent No.2: None Appeared The Court made the following order: APHC010354492025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY.THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7351/2025 Between: 1.BODDU SRIDEVI, W/0. PENTA RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/0. H.NO.45-14-19/1, RAMALAYAM STREET, THADITHOTA, RAJAHMUNDRY, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P. 2.BODDU URMILA DEVI@ URMILA PRABHU, (A-3) W/0. D,SHIVA KUMAR HOUSEWIFE, R/0. E-1, SRICHAKRA APARTMENTS, GANESH NAGAR, MORAMPUDI, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P. AGED ABOUT 35YEARS,OCC RAJAHMUNDRY, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED{S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATI 2.BODDUSUSMITHA PREETHI, W/0. TRINADH SIVA RAM KUMAR D/0. A.BHASKAR RAO, AGED 35 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY MANAGER ICICI BANK R/0. H.NO.11-124/1, VILLAGE, SRI RAMANAGAR MANGALAGIRI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH YERRABALEM ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 2 1.YASWANTH GADE Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): i 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the Petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3, seeking quashment of proceedings against them in FIR No.253 of 2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(3), 89 r/w62, 3(5) of BNS and Section 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard Sri G.Yaswanth Gade, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners herein are the mother and married sister of Accused No.1, and there are no specific allegations attributed against them. As the matter is at the crime stage, the petition may be disposed of by directing the police not to take any coercive steps against the petitioners 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 4 5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of, directing the police not to take any coercive steps against the petitioners, but investigation shall go on. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall stands closed. Sd/- K.J. RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The XIV Additional District Judge; cum: Additional Family Judge: Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. The Station House Officer, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Guntur District. 3. One CC to Sri Yaswanth Gade Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CC's to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 5. Two CD Copies SAM Cnr V „ SAM HIGH COURT DATED:15/07/2025 ORDER CRLP No. 7351 of 2025 f 15JUl2e25 H ^ Current Section ^ DISPOSING OF THE CRLP