APHC010454402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY. THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9025 OF 2025 Between: 1. Pandipati Manjulamma, W/o.Late P.Dhamodhar Reddy, aged about 56 years, Occ:Housewife, R/o.Door No.4-121, 4**^ Street, Kaveri Nagar, Kotthuru, Andhra Kesari Nagar, Nellore. 2. P.Sudha Rani, W/o.Ch.Rama Raghava Reddy, aged about 41 years, Occ:Housewife, R/o.Door No.1-50, Kapu Street, Chennuru, Guduru Mandal, Nellore District. 3. Ch.Rama Raghava Reddy, S/o.Rajagopala Reddy, aged about 42 years, Occ: Private Employee, R/o.Door No. 1-50, Kapu Street, Chennuru, Guduru Mandal, Nellore District. ...Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 3 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Public Prosecutor, the High Court of A.P at Amaravathi. ...Respondent 2. Pandipati Sri Vani, W/o.Sadda Janadhan, aged about 43 years, Occ: Pvt. Employee, R/o.D.No.25-3-789, G-1 Brundavan Apartments, 8 Street, Netaji Nagar, Podalakur Road, Nellore Town. th ...Respondent/Defacto Complainant Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the Higb Court may be pleased to quash the Crime No.311 of 2025 on the file of Vedayapalem Police Station, Vedayapalem, SPSR Nellore District. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Criminal Petition, the High Court be pleased to stay all further proceedings including arrest of the may Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 3 in Crime No.311 of 2025 on the file of Vedayapalem Police Station, Vedayapalem, SPSR Nellore District pending disposal of the Criminal Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri Harinath Reddy Soma Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, Assistant Public Prosecutor Counsel for the Respondent No.2:-- The Court made the following: APHC010454402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT honourable dr justice VENKATA JYOTHIRNIAI PRATAPA rPiMINAL PETITION NO: 902512025 [3396] THE Between; 1 PANDIPATI MANJULANNMA. W/0. LATE APFn ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC FLOUSEWIFE, R/0. DOOR NO. 4 4TH street, KAVERl NAGAR, KOTTHURU, ANDHRA KESARl NAGAR, NELLORE. 2.P SUDHA RANI, W/0. CH 41 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/0 CHENNURU, GUDURU MANDAL, NELLORE DISTRICT. 3 CH RAMA RAGHAVA REDDY, S/0. RAJAGOPALA REDDY, AGED AB0T42 ^ARS, OCC PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/0. DOOR Na 1- t^PU STREET, CHENNURU, GUDURU MANDAL, NELLORE DISTRICT. 121, RAMA RAGHAVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT . door no.1-50, KAPU STREET, 50, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, THE HIGH COURT OF A.P AT AMARAVATHI, 2.PAND1PATI SRI VANl, W/0 SADDA ‘'ANADHARAGED ABOUT 43 OCC PVT. EMPLOYEE, R/0 D.NO. 25-3-789, G 1 STREET, NETAJl NAGAR, YEARS, BRUNDAVAN APARTMENTS, 8TH PODALAKUR ROAD, NELLORE TOWN. ...RESPONDENT/COIVIPLAINANT(S); 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS the Memorandum of Grounds of Petition under Section praying that in the circumstances stated in 2 Criminal Petition, the High Courtmay be pleased to quash the Crime No. 311 of 2025 on the file of Vedayapalem Police Station, Vedayapalem, SPSR Nellore District lA 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 Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.TDPAN1 KUMAR 2.HARINATH REDDY SOMA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of B.N.S.S., 2023 (u/s.482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3, seeking quashment of the entire proceedings against them in FIR No.311 of 2025, on the file of Vedhayapalem Police Station, SPSR Nellore District. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. K.Priyanka 2. Lakshmi learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State. \ ] 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 of Bihar\ Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that 3. 4. the offence registered against the petitioners is 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: 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 petitioners, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously (2014) 8 see 273 4 follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of BNSS, [41-A Cr.P.C.] and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). It goes without saying that, if any charge sheet is filed in the above crime, the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if he feels aggrieved by the same. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. 6. 7. Sd/- M. SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR /I //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Vedayapalem Police Station, SPSR Nellore District. 2. One CC to Sri Harinath Reddy Soma, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP at Amaravati [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies BSV Cnr BSV HIGH COURT DATED:02/09/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 9025 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION