ilk IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4571 OF 2025 Between: Nelapati Durga Prakash, S/o. N. Dharma Rao, Aged about 28 years R/o. 13-7/2, Kothapeta Phirangipuram, Guntur District - 522 529. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the Station House Officer, Phirnagipuram Police station. Through the Public Prosecutor for State of Andhra Pradesh, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati 2. Mariya Rani Dasari, D/o. Mariya Kumar, Aged about 21 years, Kothapeta, Phirangipuram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. ...Respondents/Complainant Petition 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 F.I.R.No.178 of 2023 on the file of Phirangipuram PS, registered against the Petitioner herein, in the interest of equity and justice while exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 528 of BNSS. LA. No.2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C 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, including stay of arrest of the Petitioner in F.I.R.No.178 of 2023 dated 07.11.2023 on the file of Phirangipuram PS, Guntur pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition. / This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of ^ Ralakoti Sunil Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the ^ Respondent No.2 #-c The Court made the following Order: f V APHC010200962025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) _ ,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N r.RiMlNAL PETITION NO: 4571/2025 [3457] TUESDAY Between: Nelapati Durga Prakash ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.KALAKOT1 SUNIL KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 7 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4571 OF 2025 ORDER: 1, This criminal petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner in Crime No.178 of 2023 of Phirangipuram Police Station, alleged offence 376(2) (i), 376(L), 376-N, 354(c), 506 Penal Code. 1860 and Section 5(k) read with registered for the read with 34 of the Indian of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. instructions, submits that 5(1) of the Protection 2. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on the investigation and filed a charge sheet the police have completed arraying the petitioner as accused. ( is dismissed, leaving it 3. Recording the submissions, the criminal petition is to challenge the charge sheet, if so aggrieved. open to the petitioner miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. 4. Pending Sd/- U SRIDEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Phirangipuram Police Station, Guntur District. 2. One CC to Sri. Kalakoti Sunil Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies Gkk HIGH COURT DATED:29/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4571 of 2025 DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION