APHC010394882025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ■; TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8078 OF 2025 Between: Path Vasudevan, S/o. Late Sri Patri Subba Rao, aged about 51 years, Occupation: Political Editor 99 TV, R/o. G-2, Rishi Sai Ramana Enclave, Padmanabha Nagar Colony, near Vinayaka Stores, Rethibowli Ring, Mehidipatnam, Hyderabad -500028, Telangana State. ...Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Nallapadu Police Station, Rep. Through its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati. Yarramsetti Harinadh, S/o. Venkata Narasaiah, aged about 45 Years, Occupation: not known, R/o. 2nd Lane, Swarna Bharathi Nagar, Guntur Rural Mandal and District. 1. 2. ...Respondent/Defacto Complainant 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 of FIR in Crime No. 741 of 2025 of Nallapadu Police Station of Guntur District dated 22.07.2025 against the petitioner. I lA NO: 2 OF 2025 under Section 528 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances Petition statect'irt the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may beVleased to direct the respondent not to take any coercive steps and to follow the guidelines of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in terms of Arnesh Kumar against the petitioner pending disposal of the Criminal vs. State of Bihar Petition before this Hon'ble Court. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Basheer Ahmed Counsel for Respondent No.1: Public Prosecutor Counsel for Respondent No.2: -- The Court made the following Order: APHC010394882O25 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0*0 * [3396] TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8078/2025 PRATAPA Between: 1.PATRI VASUDEVAN, SON OF THE lATE SRI PATH SUBBA T AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCCUPATION POIITICAL EDITOR TV, A RESIDENT OF RAO, 99 G-2, RISHI SAI RAMANA ENCLAVE PADMANABHA NAGAR COLONY, NEAR VINAYAKA STORES RETHIBOWLI RING, MEHIDIPATNAM, HYDERABAD -500028 TEIANGANA STATE ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH o-TA-r.^K. ,-,r- ’ NALLAPADU POLICE STATION, REP. THROUGH ITS PUBIIC PROSECUTOR COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATI. 2.YARRAMSETTIHARINADH, SON OF VENKATA NARASAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION NOT KNOWN A RESIDENT OF 2ND LANE, SWARNA BHARATHI NAGAR GUNTUR RURAL MANUAL AND DISTRICT. RESPONDENT/DE facto COMPLAINANT. , HIGH ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused- 1.BASHEER AHMED Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S)- 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court Made the Following Order: The instant Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the BNSS, by the Petitioner herein, to quash the proceedings in Crime No.741 of 2025 of Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 196(1), 352 and 353(2) of the BNS. 2 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition be disposed of by giving protection to the petitioner vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar\ Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the petitioner are punishable with less 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 the following; a. Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the investigation, in accordance with law. b. In the event of any coercive action sought to be taken against the petitioner, concerned police authorities pulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). 2. 3. may 4. than seven 5. are directed to scru of the (2014) 8 see 273 It goes without saying that, if any charge sheet is filed in the above crime, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if he feels 6. aggrieved by the same. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 7. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed Sd/- //true copy// SECTION OFFICER , Guntur District. To, , Nallapadu Police Station 1, Advocate [OPUC] Prosecutor, High Court 1 The Station House Officer 2. One CC to 3 Two CC’s [OUT! 4. Three CD Copies Sri Basheer Ahmed of Andhra Pradesh. to the Public GPC vna HIGH COURT DATED: 05/08/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 8078 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THIS CRIMINAL PETITION