APHC010356232025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI 0:^0 0 FRIDAY. THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7430 OF 2025 Between; 1. Paladugula Lakshman, S/o. Suryarao, age about 45 years, R/o Chidipi Village, Kovvur Mandal, West Godavari District (A6). 2. Kantamani Charan, S/o. Hanumantha Rao, Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A8). age about 30 years, R/o 3. Kakarla Satyanarayana, S/o. Subba Rao, age about 31 years, R/o Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A9). 4. Yerra Neelima @ Paluri Neelima, D/o. Vasudeva Rao age about 39 years, R/o Kovvur Town, West Godavari District’ (A10). 5. Pasalapudi Haribabu, S/o. Chantiayya age about 39 years, R/o Penakanametta Village, Kovvur Mandal, West Godavari District (All). 6. Surapaneni Suresh, S/o. Somasekhar age about 32 years, R/o 5‘^ Ward, Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A13). 7. Bondada Satyanarayana, S/o. Mahalakshmi, age about 41 years, R/o 1®‘ Ward, Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A14). 8. Paka Jayaram. S/o. V.V.Satyanarayana, age about 42 years, R/o 16‘^ Ward, Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A15). 9. Koppaka Jawahar, S/o. Veera Swamy, age about 49 years, R/o Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A16). 10. Kantamani Kumar, S/o. Srihari Rao, age about 65 years, R/o 14 Ward, Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A17). Maddipatia Suresh, S/o. Suryabhaskara Rao, age about 43 years, R/o Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A18). Dondamadi Siva Rama Krishna, S/o. Satyanarayana, age about 35 years, R/o Kovvur Town, West Godavari District (A19). Varigeti Kantharaju, S/o. Chittiyya, age about 40 years, R/o Arikirevula Village, Kovvur Mandal, West Godavari District (A21). 11. 12. 13. ...Petitioners/Accused No. 6, 8 to 11,13 to 18,19 & 21 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi through Kovvur Town Police Station. ...Respondent/State 2. Punem Vara Lakshmi, W/o Yangala Venkata Krishna, age about 45 years, Occ- Ward Revenue Secretary-8, NGO Home-2, Kovvur Town, West Godavari District. ...Respondent/Defacto 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 call for records and quash the proceedings against the petitioners/Accused No.6, 8 to 11, 13 to 18, 19 & 21, in connection with CC.No.747 of 2022, on the file of II Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-ll Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kovvur, West Godavari District. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS 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 % appearance of the petitioners/ Accused No.6, 8 to 11, 13 to 18, 19 & 21, in CC.No.747 of 2022, on the file of II Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-ll Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kovvur, West Godavari District, pending disposal of the Quash Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI K V L NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Counsel for the Respondent No.2: — The Court made the following ORDER: 1 APHC010356232025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7430/2025 Between: 1. PALADUGULA LAKSHMAN, S/0 SURYARAO, AGE ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/0 CHIDIPI VILLAGE, KOWUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2. KANTAMANI CHARAN, S/O HANUMANTHA RAO, AGE ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/0 KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A8). 3. KAKARLA SATYANARAYANA, S/O SUBBA RAO, AGE ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/0 KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A9). 4. YERRA NEELIMA @ PALURI NEELIMA, D/0 VASUDEVA RAO, AGE ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/0 KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A10). 5. PASALAPUDI HARIBABU, S/O CHANTIAYYA, AGE ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O PENAKvANAMETTA VILLAGE, KOWUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (ALL). 6. SURAPANEN! SURESH, S/O SOMASEKHAR, AGE ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O 5TH WARD, KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A13). 7. BONDADA SATYANARAYANA, S/O MAHALAKSHMI, AGE ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/O 1ST WARD, KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT(A14). 8. PAKA JAYARAM, S/O V.V.SATYANARAYANA, AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O 16TH WARD, KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A15). 9. KOPPAKA JAWAHAR, S/O VEERA SWAMY, AGE ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A16). 10.KANTAMANI KUMAR, S/O SRIHARI RAO, AGE ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O 14TH VA/ARD, KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A17). 11.MADDIPATIA SURESH, S/O SURYABHASKARA RAO, AGE ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A18). 12.DONDAMADI SIVA RAMA KRISHNA, S/O SATYANARAYANA, AGE ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT (A19). 13.V>^IGETI KANTHARAJU, s/0 CHiTTiYYA, AGE ABOUT 40 YFAR9 DiSTRCTO^'l^''^ VILLAGE, KOWUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PIJRiir PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVATHI THROUGH KOWUR TOWN OTUCH ST^Tlof 2.PUNEM VARA LAKSHMI, W/0 YANGALA VEN^TA ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC- WARD REVENUE HOME-2, KOWUR TOWN, WEST GODAVARI AT KRISHNA, AGE SECRETARY-8, NGO DISTRICT. ...RESP0NDENT/C0MPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.KVL NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complalnant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER; The instant petition under Section 528 of Bharatiya Sanhitha, 2023' has been filed, by the Petitioners/Accused 18, 19 and 21, seeking quashment of the C.C.No.747 of 2022 cum-ll Sections 143, 269, 285, 290, 341 and 504 read A. P. Police Act, 1861. 2. At the time of hearing, Sri K.V.L.Narasimha Rao Petitioner would submit that, this is High Court in Jonnalagadda Subbaraya Choudary & A.P and another in Crl.P.No.5286 of 2023, dated 01,08.2023 Nagarik Suraksha Nos.6, 8 to 11, 13 to proceedings against them in on the file of the Court of II Additional Junior Civil Judge- Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kovvur for the offences under with 149 IPC and Section 30 of learned counsel for the a covered matter. A Coordinate Bench of this others vs. The State of quashed the For short ‘BNSS’ 3 proceedings against Accused Nos.1 to 5, 7, 12 and 20 in the same case i.e., C.C.No.747 of 2022. Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor fairly 3. conceded that it is a covered matter. In that view, the criminal petition is allowed quashing the proceedings 4. against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.6, 8 to 11, 13 to 18, 19 and 21 C.C.No.747 of 2022 on the file of the Court of II Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-ll Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kovvur. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. I a ij Sd/- K SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// s^tio^^%fficer To, 1. The II Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-ll Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kovvur, West Godavari District. The Station House Officer, Kovvur Town Police Station, West Godavari District. One CC to Sri. K V L Narasimha Rao, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. [OUT] Two CD Copies 2. 3. 4. 5. Chp sree HIGH COURT DATED:18/07/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 7430 OF 2025 ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION