Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13347 of 2025 APHC010702322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13347/2025 Between: 1. JUTURU RAMADEVI, W/O LATE J. JAYANANDA, AGED 59 YEARS,R/O. D.NO. 23/577-20, AMBEDKAR NAGAR,GUNTAKALLU, GUNTAKAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATI,THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER,KUPPAM URBAN POLICE STATION, CHITTOOR. 2. A LEELAVATHI, ,W/O J. LOKESH KUMAR, AGED 35 YEARS,OCC. ACADEMIC CONSULTANT,R/O VIJAYALAKSHMI ROAD, KUPPAM MUNICIPALITY,KUPPAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...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 CourtPleased to quash the Charge Sheet in C.C. No. 295 of 2022 on the file of the Hon’ble Court of Judicial Magistrate of First-Class at Kuppam dt. 23.04.2022 registered against the Petitioner/Accused no. 2 herein Under Section 498-A r/w 34 of IPC and Section 3 & 4 of D.P. Act in Crime no. 60 of 2022 on the file of Kuppam Urban Police Station, Chittoor and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13347 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 Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. TRIMOORTHY K G Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13347 of 2025 The Court made the following ORDER: Challenging the charge sheet filed in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Kuppam vide C.C.No.295 of 2022, this criminal petition is filed seeking for quashment of the charge sheet. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent - State. 3. Petitioner is mother-in-law of the 2nd respondent and mother of A1. On perusal of the charge sheet, the accusation against the petitioner is well founded. Therefore, there are no grounds to quash the charge sheet. 4. However, considering the age of the petitioner who is mother-in-law of the 2nd respondent, the presence of petitioner is dispensed with before the learned trial Court except on crucial days of hearing, namely, examination of the petitioner at the time of framing of charges, examination of the petitioner after prosecution evidence is over and at the time of pronouncement of the judgment. 5. With the above observations, the criminal petition is disposed of. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________ DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO Date: 26.12.2025 Dvs Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13347 of 2025 52 THE HON’BLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13347 of 2025 Date: 26.12.2025 Dvs