APHC010614992025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11836/2025 Between: 1. TELUGU PARAMESH ALIAS T PARAMESH, S/O.,T VENGANNA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,R/O. 4-290, 4 WARD, NIDZUR KURNOOL MANDAL,KURNOOL DISTRICT - 518 004. 2. TELUGU VENGANNA ALIAS T VENKANNA, S/O. RAMUDU,AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,R/O. 4-290, 4 WARD, NIDZUR,KURNOOL MANDAL,KURNOOL DISTRICT - 518 004. 3. TELUGU PARASURAMUDU ALIAS T PARASHURAM, S/O. T VENGANNA,AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,R/O. 4-290, 4 WARD, NIDZUR,KURNOOL MANDAL,KURNOOL DISTRICT - 518 004. 4. TELUGU MAHESHWARI ALIAS T MAHESHWARI, W/O. T VENGANNA,AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,R/O. 4-290, 4 WARD, NIDZUR,KURNOOL MANDAL,KURNOOL DISTRICT - 518 004 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH,THROUGH SHO, KURNOOL TALUK POLICE STATION,KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2. MADIGA SAROJA, D/O. MADIGA NAGARAJU,AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,R/O. NIDZUR VILLAGE, KURNOOL MANDAL,KURNOOL DISTRICT - 518 563. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. VARUN BYREDDY 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 Petitioners herein/A1 to A4, to quash the proceedings in 2 FIR No. 390 of 2025 dated 03.11.2025 of Kurnool Taluk Police Station, Kurnool District. 2. Heard Sri Varun Byreddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. 3. 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 Bihar1. 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. 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 petitioner, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). 6. 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. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. __________________________________________ Dr. VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 14.11.2025 RSD 4 65 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.11836 of 2025 Date: 14.11.2025 RSD