IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4701 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. Mathangi Veera Babu, S/o. Koteswara Rao, aged about 36 years, Hindu, Government Employee, Residing at Pamulanka, Thotlavdiluru Post, Vuyyuru Mandal, Krishna District. 2. Mathangi Naga Mani, W/o. Koteswara Rao, aged about 58 years Hindu, House wife. Residing at Pamulanka, Thotlavalluru Post Mandal, Krishna District. Vuyyuru 3. Mathangi Koteswara Rao, S/o. Lakshmaiah, aged about 63 Hindu, Agriculture, Residing at Pamulanka, Thotlavalluru Mandal, Krishna District. 4. Mathangi Padma, W/o. Sunil, aged about 34 years, Hindu, House wife. Residing at Pamulanka, Thotlavalluru Post, Vuyyuru Mandal, Krishna / District. 5. Jangam Sirisha, W/o. Prakash, aged about 32 years, Hindu, House wife Residing at Pamulanka, Thotlavalluru Post, Vuyyuru Mandal Krishna District. 6. Rudrapati Dinaraju, S/o Guravaiah, Ithanagar, Tenali years. Post, Vuyyuru ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court Of A.P. Amaravathi, Guntur District. Through Station Town Police Station. Tenali, Guntur District, Andhra House Officer 3 Pradesh. 2. Mathangi Bhanu, W/o. Veera Babu, aged about 31 Hander Christian, House Wife, Residing at Door No. 14-59-1B, Near St Paul School Road (Near) Mallepadu Railway Gate, Morrispet, Tenali, Guntur years ...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 Gmunds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to quash the pt^eedings in Crime No.36 of 2025 on the file of the Tenali III Town Police Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. l A. NO: 1 OF 202fi 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 of all further proceedings in Crime No. 36 of 2025, on the file of the Tenali III Town Police Station, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh including arrest and the petitioners till disposal of the Main Quash Petition in the interest of justice. appearance of the This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Pilli Mruthyumjayudu, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor behalf of the Respondent No.1. The Court made the following: on CRLP. No.4701 of 2025 raSAPHCOI 0219892025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY ,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4701/2025 Between: Mathangi VeeraBabu and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.PILLI MRUTHYUMJAYUDU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: CRLP. No.4701 of 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4701 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. The petitioners were arraigned as A.1 to A.6 in Crime No.36 of 2025 of III Town Police Station, Tenali District, registered for the alleged offences under Sections 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 on the complaint of the 2'’'^ respondent. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that on account of the marital disputes between the 1®* petitioner and the 2^^ respondent, the present complaint has been filed. The learned counsel further submits that the 2^^ respondent has already married another person and was blessed with a baby girl. The petitioners do not have knowledge about the first marriage of the 2'^^ respondent and she stayed only five days in their matrimonial home of the petitioners. 4. The veracity of the allegations made in the complaint would come to light during the course of the investigation. At this juncture, the Court is not inclined to interfere in the investigation. Furthermore, the offences alleged against the petitioners would attract a punishment of less than seven years. CRLP. No.4701of2025 5. Therefore, the Station House Officer, III Town Police Station, Tenali District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, insofar as the petitioners are concerned, for the purpose of investigation in connection with Crime No.36 of 2025. This order would not preclude the investigation officer from filing a charge sheet or final report after completion of the investigation. 6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. 7. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal petition shall stand closed. Sd/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Tenali III Town Police Station, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. One CC to Sri Pilli Mruthyumjayudu, Advocate [OPUC] [OUT?^^ Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. 4. Three C.D Copies. Ssl TF ■ms HIGH COURT DATED:30/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4701 of 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISMISSED