r APHC010484952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No.9535 of 2025 Between: 1. Yerramaddi Bhavani Reddy, S/o.Sreenivasulu Reddy, Aged 33 years, R/o.Veldanda Village, Lingala Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Yerramaddi Vasu Priya, W/o.Bhavani Reddy, aged 28 years, R/o.Veldanda Village, Lingala Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. 3. Kama Mallikarjuna Reddy, S/o.Rami Reddy, aged 58 years, R/o.Veldanda Village, Lingala Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Mucchumarri Chandrasekhar Reddy, S/o.Chenna Krishna Reddy, aged 41 years, R/o.Lingala Village and Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. ...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 FIR in Crime No.147 of 2024 on the file of Lingala Police Station, Lingana, YSR Kadapa District. lA 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 grant stay of all further proceedings in Crime No. 147 of 2024 on the file of Lingala Police Station, Lingana, YSR Kadapa District, pending disposal of the main Criminal Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners ; Sri D Kodanda Rami Reddy Counsel for Respondent No.1: Public Prosecutor Counsel for Respondent No.2: None Appeared The Courtmade the followingorder: APHC010484 952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] r FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9535/2025 Between: 1.YERRAMADDI BHAVANI REDDY, S/O.SREENIVASULU REDDY AGED 33 YEARS, R/O.VELDANDA VILLAGE LINGALA MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 2.YERRAMADDI VASU PRIYA, W/O.BHAVANI REDDY, AGED 28 YEARS R/O.VELDANDA VILLAGE LINGALA MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 3,KAMA MALLIKARJUNA REDDY, S/O.RAMI REDDY, AGED 58 YEARS R/O.VELDANDA VILLAGE LINGALA MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED{S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. REP. BY PUBLIC HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI ANDHRA PROSECUTOR PRADESH. 2.MUCCHUMARRI CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY. S/O.CHENNA KRISHNA REDDY. AGED 41 YEARS R/0.LINGALA VILLAGE AND MANDAL YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 2 1.D KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. I 3 r THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9535/2025 ORDER: i The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 3, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against them in FIR No.147 of 2024 on the file of Lingala P.S., Y.S.R.Kadapa District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420 r/w 34 of I.P.C. Heard Sri D.Kodandarami Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of 2. 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\ 3. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the petitioners are punishable with less than years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. 4. seven (2014) 8 see 273 •’A: - I.:' 4 % 5. 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 petitioners, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of BNSS., [Section 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 they feel aggrieved by the same. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand 6. closed Sd/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, Lingala Police Station, Lingana, YSR Kadapa District. 2. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi[OUT] 3. One CC to Sri D Kodandarami Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CD Copies TK vna HIGH COURT DATED: 12/09/2025 ORDER CRLP No.9535 of 2025 ^ 2 2 SEP 2025 c? ^VsQurrent SectjopX'^^ DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION