1 APHC010361652025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7473/2025 Between: 1. MOHAMMAED ABDUL RAUF, S/O. MAHAMMED ABDUL ARIF, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, GUMMAREGULA VILLAGE, ROWTHULAPUDI, KAKINADA. 2. MOHAMMED ABDUL ARIF,, S/O.MOHAMMAED ABDUL RAUF,AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS D.NO.70/2/187-1, VIDYA NAGAR, RAMYAPETA, KAKINADA. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI. 2. MOHAMMED AABIDA FATHIMA, D/O. MOHAMMED ABDUL ARIF, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, D.NO. 4-28 A, BUDA MARG STREET, MADHURA NAGAR, KAKINADA RURAL MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 Court pleased to quash the Cr. No.230/2024 Indrapalem Police Station pending against to the Petitioners/Accused and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 2 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 stay of all further proceedings including appearance of the Petitioners/ Accused in FIR No 230/2024 on the file of Indrapalem Police station pending disposal of the Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. HARI KRISHNA TATA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7473/2025 ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of BNSS, has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 and 2, seeking for quashment of the proceedings pending against them in Cr.No.230 of 2024 on the file of SI of Police, Indrapalem Police Station, Kakinada District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 75, 351(2) of BNS and Section 8 of POCSO Act. 2. Sri Hari Krishna Tata, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the charge sheet is filed in this matter and the petition may be disposed giving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the same. 3. Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State is in attendance. 4. In that view, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if so advised. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 21.07.2025 UPS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7473/2025 Dated.21.07.2025 UPS 111