IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2263 OF 2025 Between: Gottipati Venkata Bala Subrahmanyam. S/o. Brahman, R/o. D.No. 17-26-9/1, Bose Nagar, Near James Praksam District, Andhra Pradesh-523155. aged about 30 years. High School, Chirala, ...Petitioner/Accused No.4 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, of Andhra Pradesh Nelapadu, Amaravathi. High Court ... Respondent 2. Bandi Bala Naga Lingeswararao, S/o. Srinivas rao, Aged about 34 years, Occ: Manager, Cristal Honda Show Room, Chirala, Velekhari Colony, KofhapetaPanchayathi, Vetapalem Mandal Bapatia District. R/o. Velekhari Colony, KothapetaPanchayathi, Vetapalem Mandal, Bapatia District. ...Respondent/Complainants Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S ■ as per old (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 proceeding against the petitioner/A4 in Cr.No.38/2023, Dt.14.04.2023 the file of Chinaganjam Police station, Bapatia District under sections 409 477-A, 420, 120B I PC. on I.A. Nd: 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 stay all further proceedings in Cr. No. 38/2023, Dt. 14.04.2023 on the file of Chinaganjam Police Station, Bapatia District under sections 409, 477-A, 420, 120B IPC pending disposal of the criminal petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Kanakala Devi Prasannakumar, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1 The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2263/2025 APHC010105532025 [3457] Between: Gottipati Venkata Bala Subrahmanyam ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.KANAKALA DEVI PRASANNAKUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/coniplainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2263 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.4 in Crime No.38 of 2023 on the file of Chinaganjam Police Station, Bapatia District for the alleged offence under Sections 409, 477-A, 420, 120-B read with 34 of I PC. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner is the relative of Accused No.1 and the 2"^ respondent has filed a complaint against the petitioner and the Accused No.1 for the alleged I offences under various provisions of law. It is submitted I that petitioner is not an employee of the 2"^ respondent and no way connected with the business of the 2"^^ respondent. The petitioner’s relative is arraigned as accused No.1 and he was working with the 2"^^ respondent as a Sales Manager. 3. However, the petitioner is also arraigned as an accused along with the 1®* accused for having sold the two wheelers without authorization from the 2"^^ respondent. 3 4. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel, the petitioner is not employee of the 2^^ respondent and the provision of law would not be applicable to him. \ 5. The Station House Officer, Chinaganjam Police Station, Bapatia District to complete investigation without taking coercive steps. 6. Accordingly, criminal petition is disposed off. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. any Sd/- G HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 1 The Station House-Officer, Chinaganjam Police Station, Bapatia District. To, 2. One CC to Sri. Kanakala Devi Prasannakumar, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. [OUT] 4. Three C.D Copies. Ssl sree HIGH COURT DATED:23/04/2025 V ORDER CRLP.No.2263 of 2025 /o 16 JUN 2025 m DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION