APHC010367202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7603 OF 2025 Between: 1. Bharathi alias P Bharathi, W/o. P. Sehkar, Aged 55 years, Occ Housewife, R/o. D.No. 12/673, Bugga Street, Renigunta, Tirupati District 2. Sudhakar alias P. Sudhakar, S/o. P. Sekhar, Aged 38 years, Occ. Driver, R/o. 2F, 2'^'^ Floor, Padma Priya Towers, Bismilla Nagar, Renigunta, Tirupati District. 3. Dharma Reddy alias K. Dharma Reddy, S/o. K. Krishna Reddy, Aged 46 years, Occ.Auto Driver, R/o. 7-7. Kotala, Chandragiri Mandal, Kotala, Tirupati District. 4. Sujatha alias K. Sujatha, W/o. Dharma Reddy, Aged 39 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o. 7-7. Kotala, Chandragiri Mandal, Kotala, Tirupati District. 5. Sai Durga @ P. Sai Durga, W/o. P. Sudhakar, Aged 32 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o. 2F, 2"^^ Floor, Padma Priya Towers, Bismilla Nagar, Renigunta, Tirupati District. ...Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 5 AND 1. Pidugu Chinnapa Reddy, S/o. P. Konda Reddy, Aged 70 years, Occ. Business, R/o. D.No. 9-26, Malinenipatnam Village, Siddavatam Mandal, YSR Kadapa District. ... Defacto Complainant 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati ...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 quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused No. 1 to 5 in Cr.No. 32/2025 of Renigunta Police Station, Tirupati District. iA 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 against the petitioners/accused No. 1 to 5 in Cr.No. 32/2025 of Renigunta Police Station, Tirupati District. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: — Counsel for the Respondent No.2: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER: 1 m APHC010367202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7603/2025 Between: 1.BHARATHI ALIAS P BHARATHI, W/0. P. SEHKAR, AGED 55 YRS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/0. D.NO. 12/673, BUGGA STREET,, RENIGUNTA, TIRUPATI DISTRICT 2.SUDHAKAR ALIAS P. SUDHAKAR,, S/0. P. SEKHAR, AGED 38 YRS. OCC. DRIVER, R/0. 2F, 2ND FLOOR, PADMA PRIYA TOWERS, BISMILLA NAGAR, RENIGUNTA, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 3.DHARMA REDDY ALIAS K. DHARMA REDDY,, S/0. K. KRISHNA REDDY, AGED 46 YRS, OCC.AUTO DRIVER, R/O. 7-7. KOTALA, CHANDRAGIRI MANDAL, KOTALA, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 4.SUJATHA ALIAS K. SUJATHA,, W/0. DHARMA REDDY, AGED 39 YRS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, MANDAL, KOTALA, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. R/O. 7-7. KOTALA, CHANDRAGIRI 5.SAI DURGA @ P. SAI DURGA,, W/0. P. SUDHAKAR, AGED 32 YRS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE. R/O. 2F, 2ND FLOOR, PADMA PRIYA TOWERS. BISMILLA NAGAR, RENIGUNTA, TIRUPATI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1.PIDUGU CHINNAPA REDDY, S/0. P. KONDA REDDY, AGED 70 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. D.NO. 9-26, MALINENIPATNAM VILLAGE, SIDDAVATAM MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT 2 amaravati ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Respondent/complainant(S): 2. 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7603/2025 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 to 5, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against them in Crime No.32 of 2025, of Renigunta P.S., Tirupathi, registered for the offences under Sections 465, 468, 471,506 r/w 34 of IPC. Heard Sri D.Purnachandra Reddy, learned counsel for the 2. Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 5 and Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petition may be disposed of by giving protection to the petitioners vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State ofBihar\ / / \ \ 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the petitioners are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. Considering the submissions, this Criminal petition is disposed of with 5. the following; I (2014) 8 see 273 4 a. Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the i accordance with law. b. In the event of investigation, in any coercive action sought to be taken against the potitioners, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed [Section 41-A Cr.P.C] and the guidelines laid under Section 35 (3) of BNSS., down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). 6. It goes without saying that, if any charge sheet is filed crime, the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the charge aggrieved by the same. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending in the above sheet, if they feel , if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER / To, 1. The Station House Officer, Renigunta Police Station, Tirupati District. 2. One CC to Sri. D. Purnachandra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh Amaravati. [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies Chp at vna high court DATED:25/07/2025 ORDER ORLP NO. 7603 OF 2025 3 0 JUL 2025 ntSectiga^>^ o. disposing of the CRIMINAL PETITION