APHC010486862025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI w r*-- >! 13 f»I/ ' - u. rt’ a las 'om •6-.^ TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE if PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9612 OF 2025 Between: 1. G.Srikanth Reddy, S/o G. Adinarayana, Age 33 years, R/o D.No. 1-58, Neelampalli, Janthuluru, Bukkarayasamudram Mandal, Anantapur District 2. G.Jaganmohan Reddy, S/o G. Adinarayana, Age 33 years, R/o D.No. 1-58, Neelampalli, Janthuluru, Bukkarayasamudram Mandal, Anantapur District. 3. C.Manjula, w/o G. Jaganmohan Reddy, Age 33 years, R/o D.No. 1-58, Neelampalli, Janthuluru, Bukkarayasamudram Mandal, Anantapur District. 4. G.Adinarayana, S/o Late G.NagiReddy, Age 33 years, R/o D.No. 1-58, Neelampalli, Janthuluru, Bukkarayasamudram Mandal, Anantapur District. ...Petitioners/ Accused No. 1 to 4 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P at Amaravati. ...Respondent 2. S.Bhargavi, W/o G. Srikanth Reddy, Aged 31 years, R/o. Nakkalapalli village, Beluguppa Mandal, Anantapuramu District. ...Respondent / 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 call for the records in relating to the FIR in Cr. No.85/2025 dated 01.09.2025 of Beluguppa Police Station, Anantapur District and the same against the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 4. lA NO: 2 OF 2025 quash 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 pursuant Cr. No.85/2025 dated 01.09.2025 of Beluguppa District, pending disposal of the present criminal petition. to the FIR in Police Station, Anantapur Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri P.Sravan Kumar Reddy Counsel for the Respondent No.1 ; Ms K.Priyanka Lakshmi, Assistant Public Prosecutor The Court made the following: ... .., / ♦ APHC010486862025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] 7 PT- TUESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9612/2025 Between: 1.G SRIKANTH REDDY, S/0 G. ADINARAYANA AGE 33 YEARS, R/0 NEELAMPALLI, BUKKARAYASAMUDRAM MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT D.NO. 1-58, JANTHULURU 2.G JAGANMOHAN REDDY, S/0 G. ADINARAYANA AGE 33 YEARS 1-58, R/0 D.NO. NEELAMPALLI BUKKARAYASAMUDRAM MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. JANTHULURU 3.C MANJULA, W/0 G. JAGANMOHAN REDDY AGE 33 YEARS, R/0 D.NO. 1-58, NEELAMPALLI JANTHULURU, BUKKARAYASAMUDRAM MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 4.G ADINARAYANA, S/0 LATE G. NAGIREDDY AGE 33 YEARS, R/0 D.NO. 1-58, NEELAMPALLI JANTHULURU, BUKKARAYASAMUDRAM MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P AT AMARAVATI. 2.S BHARGAVI, W/0 G. SRIKANTH REDDY AGED 31 YEARS, R/0. NAKKALAPALLI VILLAGE, BELUGUPPA MANDAL ANANTAPURAMU DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 2 1.P SRAVAN KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9612/2025 ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against them in FIR No.85 of 2025 dated 01.09.2025 on the file of Beluguppa Police Station, Anantapur District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 85 r/w 3(5) of BNS and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard Sri P.Sravan Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. V 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. 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. (2014) 8 see 273 4 5. Considering the submissions, this Criminal petition is disposed of with the following; \ a. Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the investigation, i accordance with law. b. In the event of in 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 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 Hon’ble 6. closed. Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Anantapuram, Anantapuram District. 2. The Station House Officer, Beluguppa Police Station, Anantapur District 3. One CC to Sri P.Sravan Kumar Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CC’s to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies MV vna high court DATED; 16/09/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 9612 OF 2025 disposing of the criminal petition