IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4413 OF 2025 Between: 1. Pramila Chandana, W/o Pandurangav Rao. Aged 61 years, House wife, R/o 15/147-3A, Machilipatnam, Edepalli, Chiiakalapudi, Krishna District- 521002. 2. Venkata Pandurangarao Chandana, Aged 67 years. Retired Employee, R/o 15/147-3A, Machilipatnam Edepalli, Chiiakalapudi, Krishna District- 521002. 3. Vijaya Krishna Chandana, S/o Pandurangarao, Aged 40 years, R/o 15/147-3A, Machilipatnam, Edepalli, Chiiakalapudi, Krishna District- 521002. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No. 2, 3 & 4 AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by it Public prosecutor. High Court of Andhra Pradesh. Rep. through Station Hpuse Officer, Repalle Police Station, Bapatia District. 2. Joshna Sri Repalle, W/o Ch. K.V.V. Gangadhara Shram Aged about 30 years, R/o 114/A, Potumeraka Village, Repalle Mandal, Guntur District. ...RESPONDENT N0.2/Defacto Complainant Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C 1973/ U/s 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the case in FIR in Crime no. 62 of 2023, dated 28.02.2023 on the file of Repalle Police Station, Bapatia District for the offences under Sections 498-A r/w 34 of IPC, 3 and 4 of DP Act. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the ’ A iTfGumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in FIR in Crime no. 62 of 2023, dated 28.02.2023 on the file of Repalle Police Station, Bapatia District for the offences under Sections 498-A r/w 34 of IPC, 3 and 4 of DP Act pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri K V ADITYA CHOVVDARY, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1. The Court made the following: APHC010201432025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY. THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4413/2025 Between: Pramila Chandana and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. K V ADITYA CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 CRLP. No.4413 OF 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4413 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the 'I learned .Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners were arraigned as A.2 to 4 in Crime No.62 of 2023 of Repalle Police Station, Bapatia District, registered for the alleged offences under Sections 498-A read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, on the strength of the complaint of the 2'"'^ respondent. 3. It is alleged in the complaint that the petitioner, on account of the marital disputes between A.1 and the 2'^'^ respondent, the petitioners implicated in the present case. The learned counsel further submits that the offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable below 7 years and, therefore, seeks a direction to the police to follow the procedure provided under Section 41-A of the Code of the Criminal Procedure. 4. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Station House Officer, Repalle Police Station, Bapatia District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 41-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, insofar as the petitioners is concerned, for the purpose of investigation in connection with Crime No.62 of 2023. This were 3 CRLP. No.4413 OF 2025 order would not preclude the investigation officer for filing charge sheet or final report after completion of the investigation. 5. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. 6. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal petition shall stand closed. / SDI- A. VENU GOPAL RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ]k //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Repalie Police Station, Bapatia District. 2: Smt. Joshna Sri Repalie, W/o Ch. K.V.V. Gangadhara Shram Aged iCabout 30 years, R/o 114/A, Potumeraka Village, Repalie Mandal, Guntur District. 3. One CC to Sri K.V. ADITYA CHOWDARY, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CC copies to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies SRm PRK HIGH COURT DATED; 24/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4413 of 2025 * 2S JUl 2025 m,4 o ^ , Current Section itX' DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION