APHC010580452025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11257 OF 2025 Between: 1. K.C.KuH'ayappa Naik, S/o. K.C.Kullayappa Naik, aged 45 years, Occ: Medical Officer, R/o.Near Govt. Women's Degree College, RTC Colony Hindupur, Satya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Jaya Bharathi, W/o. K.C.Kullayappa Naik, Aged 38 Years, Occ: Advocate, R/o. Near Govt. Women's Degree College, RTC Colony, Hindupur, Satya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 & 2 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. Station House Officer, P.S. Ananthapur Rural, through Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. K.Bhagya Lakshmi, W/o. N.Naga Raju Naik, Aged 38 Years, Near Goutham Villas, Kalyanadurgam Road, Anantapur, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh ...Respondents/Complainant Petition filed 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 Crime No. 220 of 2025 on the file First Respondent Police Station, against the petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 & 2. r lA NO: 2 OF 2025 / Petition filed 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 against the / petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 & 2, including arrest of the petitioners in Crime No.220 of 2025 on the file First Respondent Police Station i.e. P.S. Ananthapur Rural. Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri Ch.Srinivas Counsel for the Respondents: The Public Prosecutor The Court made the following order: 7 7' APHC010580452025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THIRTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE the ^^NOURABLE dr justice VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI CRIMINAL petition NO: 11257/2n7/Y mi [3396] PRATAPA Between: ^ YEARS K C.KULLAYAPPA NAIK AGED 45 degree col GOVT.WOMEN'S SfsS"A:^"HRAPRADESH°^°"" 2.JAYA BHARATHI, W/0 YEARS orr AGED. 38 degree COLLECF ^°rtf ^'^G '^EAR GOVT.WOMEN'S DISTRfcT.^NDH^PRlL'isK^^'''' SAI ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP. STATION Hni iqc A*^ANTHAPUR rural THROUGH PUBI IC D^STfcY™'^' AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR 2.K BHAGYA LAKSHMI, W/O. N NAGA RAJU NAIK Anpn qq years, near GOUTHAM villas KALWNADURCAM RHAn anantapur, anantapur district anSh^ pfSdesh ' Counsel for the Petmoner/accused(ir°''°^''™°""'’'-"^^''''<®)^ 1.CHSRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S)- 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR TheCourt Made the Following Ord^v The instant Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the BNSS, by the Petitioners herein/A1 & A2, to quash the proceedings i Police Station, Ananthapuram punishable under Sections 318(4), in Crime No.220 of 2025 of Anantapur Rural District, registered for the offences 75(1), 79, 351 (3) R/W 3(5) BNS. V \ 2. Heard Sri CH Srinivas, learned Ms.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant the respondent No.1/State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners may be disposed of by giving protection of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar counsel for the petitioners and Public Prosecutor representing would submit that the petition to the petitioners vide guidelines V. State of Bihar\ 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, that the offences registered less than on instructions, would submit against the petitioners are punishable with seven years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station Considering the submissions with the following; House Officer, this criminal petition is disposed of 5. a. Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the i accordance with law. b. In the event of any coercive action petitioners. investigation, in sought to be taken against the are directed to under Section 35(3) Sanhita, 2023, and the Supreme Court in Arnesh concerned police authorities scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Kumar’s case (supra). (2014) 8 see 273 3 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. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed, v 6. 7. Sd/- N NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, Ananthapur Rural Police Station, Ananthapuramu District. 2. One CC to Sri Ch.Srinivas, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC’s to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies GPC vna \ \ \ \ HIGH COURT \ \ \ DATED: 30/10/2025 \ \ ORDER CRLP NO. 11257 OF 2025 [ 0 t NOV 2025 »^si<i/rrent Sectiopx^y o DISPOSING OF THIS CRIMINAL PETITION