IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY ,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2868 OF 2025 Between: Sri Subhani, S/o Shaik Polaiah Aged 39 years about years, Occ Agariculture, Resident of Vetapalem village and Mandal, Bapatia District. ...Petitioner/Accused No.6 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi 2. K.Kamalakar, Sub Inspector of Police, Vetapalem Police Station Prakasam District. ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C (528 of B.N.S.S) praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for the records pertaining to Crime No. 188 of 2021 of Vetapalem Police Station, Bapatia District registered against the petitioner/A-6 herein and quash the same. I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S,2023 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 including arrest of the petitioner / A-6 in Crime No. 188 of 2021 of Vetapalem Police Station, Bapatia District, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition before this Honourable court. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Vutupalli Rajanna, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1 The Court made the following Order: APHC010133222025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2868/2025 Between; ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Sri Subhani AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT{S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.VUTUPALLI RAJANNA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S); 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.2868 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an identical issue was dealt with by this Court in CrI.P. No.5119 of 2021, whereby this Court quashed the crime registered against the accused therein for the alleged offence punishable under Section 34(a) of A.P. Excise Act. The facts are identical in the present criminal petition as well. Following the same, Crime No.188 of 2021 of Vetapalem Police Station, Prakasam District, is hereby quashed. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this crirryinal petition shall stand closed. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sd/- A VIJAYA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Station, Bapatia District 1. The Station House Officer, Vetapalem Police 2. One CC to Sri. Vutupalli Rajanna Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies Stu * HIGH COURT DATED:19/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.2868 of 2025 ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION