APHC010582442025 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: 11300/2025 Between: 1. KARRI KOTESWARA REDDY, S/O SATTI REDDY AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, OCC PROPERTIES,R/O D. NO. 17-81, OPP RAILWAY STATION,CHILAKALURIVARI STREET, AKIVEEDU VILLAGE,WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. CHINNAM NAGASRI, W/O HARINARAYANA REDDYAGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC HOMEMAKER,R/O D. NO. 39-2-12/3, BALAJI NAGAR, MURALINAGAR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. KOWURI RAJESWARI, W/O SRINIVASA BALAKRISHNANREDDY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC HOMEMAKER,R/O PALLAVI RESIDENCY, BHAVANI NAGAR, ANUTEXBACKSIDE, MALKAJIGIRI, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT. 4. MEDAPATI VIJAYA LAKSHMI, W/O SRINIVASA REDDY,AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC HOMEMAKER, D. NO.9-169-11/29, MARUTHI NAGAR, SHIVAREDDY GUDA,GHATKESAR, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT. 5. VELAGALA SAI MAHALAKSHMI, W/O LAKSHMI NARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC HOMEMAKER,R/O D. NO. 6-108, CANAL ROAD, ANAPARTHI VILLAGE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. VELAGALA LAKSHMI NARAYANA REDDY, S/O AMMIREDDYAGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC ADVOCATE, R/O D. NO. 6-108,CANAL ROAD, ANAPARTHI VILLAGE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. VELAGALA NAGIREDDY, S/O BHIMAREDDY,AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS,R/O D. NO. 1-104-5, KOMARIPALEM 2 VILLAGE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. MUVVA SRIDEVI, W/O KARRI RAMA SAI BHEEMESWARA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC HOME MAKER, R/OD. NO. 29-5-21, CHERUKUPALLI VARI STREET, GOVERNORPET,VIJAYAWADA. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THROUGH SHO, WOMEN PS VIJAYAWADA CITY ...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 pleased to quash the C.C. No.2388 OF 2023 on the file of the II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate: at Vijayawada against the Petitioners/ Accused No. 2, 4 to 9 and pass IA 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 to DISPENSE WITH the filing of Certified the C.C. No.2388 OF 2023 on the file of the II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate: at Vijayawada against the Petitioners/ Accused No. 2, 4 to 9 and pass 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 to stay all further proceedings in C.C. No.2388 OF 2023 on the file of the II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate: at Vijayawada against the Petitioners/ Accused No. 2, 4 to 9 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. KONALA PAVAN SURYA SAILESH REDDY 2. K.P.S. SAILESH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 3 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11300/2025 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.2, 4 to 9, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against them in C.C. No.2388 OF 2023 on the file of the II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate: at Vijayawada for the offences punishable under Sections 342, 406, 420, 498-A of IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard Sri K.P.S. Sailesh Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petition may be disposed of without causing any prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioners by dispensing the presence of the petitioners before the Trial Court. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of without causing any prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioners. However, the presence of the petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4 to 9, before the 5 Trial Court is dispensed with, unless their presence is specifically directed by the Trial Court. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 31.10.2025. UPS 6 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11300/2025 Dated.31.10.2025 UPS 48