APHC010581322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11301/2025 Between: 1. Y RAMKRISHNA REDDY, S/O Y.VENKATA REDDY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O D.NO.5-2 R/O G.KOTHAPALLI VILLAGE, PEDDAVADUGURU MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-515401 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PEDDAVADUGUR POLICE STATION, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, AP. REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI. 2. AKSHINTALA ANJANEYULU, S/O LATE PULLNA, AGED 41 YEARS, OCC VRO(VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER), GOOTY ANNANTHAPURAM SECRETARIAT, R/O KALLURU VILLAGE, GARLADINNE MANDAL, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...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 Court may be pleased to quash the FIR in Crime No.147 of 2025 on the file of Peddavadugur Police Station, Ananthapuram District and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 2 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 IA NO: 2 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 may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings including arrest of the petitioner/accused in Crime No. 147 of 2025 on the file of Peddavadugur Police Station, Ananthapuram District and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SUBRAMANYAM DARABOINA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11301/2025 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 petitioner/accused, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in Crime No.147 of 2025 on the file of Peddavadugur Police Station, Ananthapuram District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 336(3), 340(2), 318(4) of BNS. 2. Heard Sri D.Subramanyam Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner 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 petitioner 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; 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 4 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 BNSS., [Section 41-A Cr.P.C] and the 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 petitioner is at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if he feels aggrieved by the same. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 31.10.2025. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11301/2025 Dated.31.10.2025 UPS 203