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: 4645 OF 2025 Between: Shaik Baji Nadheem Sulthan @ Nadheem, S/o. Mahe Muneer, aged 21 years, N/o 1/7*^ Lane, K.V.P. Colony, Guntur Now residing in Kansas, U.S.A. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.10 AND The State Sub Divisional Police Officer, South Sub Division, l/c Disha Women Police Station, Guntur District. Rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP., Amaravati. 1. ...COMPLAINANT Godi Lakshmi Vasanthi, (Defacto Complainant) D/o Rambabu, Aged about 23 years, R/o D.No.7-9-432/9, 3'^' Lane, Bhagya Nagar, Behind Hanumaiah Company, Thurakapalem Road, Guntur. 2. ...RESPONDENT 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 S.C.No.640 of 2023 on the file of learned Special Court for Spoedy Trial of Offences under POCSO Act, Guntur against the petitioner/Accused No. 10. 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 stay all proceedings against the petitioner/Accuse d No. 10 connection with S.C.No.640 of 2023 on the file of learned Special Court for Offences under POCSO Act, Guntur including appearance of the petitioner/Accused No. 10. in ’ f % ,-his Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA, 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: 1 CRLP. No.4645 of 2025 APHC010212172025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) mi [3457] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL ; ’ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4645/2025 Between: Shaik Baji Nadheem Sulthan @ Nadheem AND The State Sub Divisional Police Officer ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1 .VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Counsel for the RGspondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED 2 CRLP. No.4645 of 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4645 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arraigned as A. 10 in S.C. No.640 of 2023 on the file of the Special Court for Speedy Trial of Offences under POCSCO Act, Guntur, for the alleged offences under Sections 354(c), 509, 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 end Sections 12 and 14 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Sections 66-E, 67-A, 67B of the Information Technology Act. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there are no specific overt acts against the petitioner and that the only allegation against the petitioner is that the police have recovered his mobile phone and have retrieved the data from the phone memory and SIM cards. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State submits that the allegations against the petitioner are severe in nature. It is submitted that the police have concluded their investigation, received the forensic analysis report, and filed a detailed charge sheet. It is also submitted that the involvement of the petitioner is also evident from the charge sheet and the forensic analysis report. 3 CRL.P. No.4645 of 2025 5. Considering the nature of the allegations and the fact that the police have recorded the statement of as many as 29 witnesses, including the list of witnesses who speak about the analysis of the data seized from the mobile phone of the accused, this court is not inclined to adjudicate the issue at this stage. However, it is left open for the petitioner to take all the grounds before the trial court when the matter is taken up for trial. 6. With the above, the criminal petition is dismissed. 7. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- A. VENU GOPAL RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Special Court for Speedy Trial of Offences under POCSO Act, Guntur. 2. The Station House Officer, Women Police Station, Guntur Urban. 3. One CC to SRI VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Advocate [OPUQ] 4. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P. [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies Pmg Cnr r HIGH COURT DATED:29/04/2025 I 05 AUG 2025 | ^ . Currant Suction . ^ ^^fapATCW8-’g»i^ ORDER CRLP.No.4645 of 2025 DISMISSING THE CRLP