APHC010399612025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8080/2025 Between: 1. BOMMIREDDIPALLI ESWARI KUMARI, W/O B. TRINADHA VENKATA RAMA RAO, OCC TEACHER AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 44-41-3/2, 2ND FLOOR, NANDAGIRI NAGAR, AKKAYYAPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM. 2. BOMMIREDDIPALLI SIRISHA, W/O TAMIRI VENKATA MANI PAVAN KUMAR, OCC DOCTOR AGED ABOUT 38 YRS R/O D.NO. 18-23-7, KRISHNA NAGAR, NEAR VV GARDENS, KOTHA ROAD, RAJAHMUNDRY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. BOMMIREDDIPALLI SWETHA, W/O TAMIRI VAIBHAV, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS OCC BANKING EMPLOYEE, R/O FLAT NO. 202, MATRIX JASMINE APARTMENT, RAJARAJESWARI NAGAR, KONDAPUR, HYDERABAD. 4. TAMIRI VENKATA MANI PAVAN KUMAR, S/O TAMIRI SATYA SESHAGIRI RAO, OCC CORPORATE EMPLOYEE, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/O D.NO. 18-23-7, KRISHNA NAGAR, NEAR W GARDENS, KOTHA ROAD, RAJAHMUNDRY, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. TAMIRI VAIBHAV, S/O T.S.V. RAGHAVULU, OCC CORPORATE EMPLOYEE AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O FLAT NO. 202, MATRIX JASMINE APARTMENT, RAJARAJESWARI NAGAR, KONDAPUR, HYDERABAD. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 2 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110001. 2. THE DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, REP BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ZONAL OFFICE, VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH REP BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI. ...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 notices dated 16.07.2025 issued to the Petitioners under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 by the 2nd Respondent in connection with Crime No. 06/RCA-VSP/2017; and to pass IA 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 grant of stay all further proceedings in notices dated 16.07.2025 issued to the Petitioners under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 by the 2nd Respondent in connection with Crime No. 06/RCA-VSP/2017 including appearance of the petitioners; pending disposal of the criminal petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. N RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. 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, seeking quashment of proceedings against them in notices dated 16.07.2025, under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 by the 2nd respondent in connection with Crime No.06/RCA-VSP/2017. 2. Heard Sri N.Ravi Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the a crime has been registered against the petitioners for money laundering and the petitioners were issued notices dated 16.07.2025 and a direction may be given to the police to the record the statement in the presence of their counsel. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, this criminal petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed to record the statement of the petitioners and videograph such statement. The petitioners are also permitted to take his counsel to the police station. While recording the statement, the counsel shall not interfere and he shall sit at a distance of fifteen feet. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA,J Date: 04.08.2025 MH 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 181 Crl.P.No.8080 of 2025 Dt.04.08.2025 MH