IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4523 of 2025 Between: Parshapu Hanumanthu @ Hanumantha Rao, S/o. Venkata Narayana Aged 31 Years, R/o. Gangadonakonda Village, Donakonda Mandal. ...Petitioner/Accused No.8 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respondent 2. Puppala Lakshmi, W/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 24 Years, R/o. Nadimpalli Village, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam District. ...Respondent/De-facto Complainant Petition under Section 528 of BNSS (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 quash the entire proceedings against the Petitioners/accused No.8 in S.C. No.35 of 2025 on the file of the Court of the VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Markapur, Prakasam District. I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS (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 appearance of the Petitioner/accused No.8 in S.C. No.35 of 2025 on the file of the Court of the VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Markapur, pending disposal main criminal petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Ramakrishna Akurathi, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following Order: V 1 CRLP 4523 2025 APHC010209552025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4523/2025 Between: Parshapu Hanumanthu Alias Hanumantha Rao ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. RAMAKRISHNA AKURATHI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 CRLP 4523 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4523 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. This criminal petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash the proceedings in S.C.No.35 of 2025 on the file of the Court of the VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Markapur, insofar as the petitioner is concerned. 3. It is submitted that the petitioner seeks only an exemption from personal appearance before the trial court, considering the inconvenience caused due to travel from Ongole to Markapur. 4. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, and upon perusal of the record, this Court finds no sufficient grounds to interfere. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition stands dismissed. 6. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. Sd/- M PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Markapur, Prakasam District. 2. The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Darsi, Prakasam District. v 3. The Station House Officer, Darsi Police Station, Prakasam District. 4. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi[OUT] 5. One CC to Sri Ramakrishna Akurathi, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Three CD Copies TK vna HIGH COURT DATED:25/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4523 of 2025 6 m )§ a DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION