APHC010548072024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI r WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8812 OF 2024 Between: Yerukula Ramesh, s/o Y.Anjineyulu, aged about 36 Years, Occ: Police Constable, R/o D.No. 12/4-931, Adarsha Nagar, Ananthapuram Town Native of Imampuram village, Nagasamudram Post, Guntakal Mandal. ...PETITIONER/ ACCUSED N0.1 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, through S.H.O., Ananthapuramu II Town P.S. Ananthapuramu District, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, Amaravati. Smt. Kasuva Devi, w/o Ranganayakulu, aged about 43 years, R/o Turkapalli Village, Gooty Mandal, Ananthapuramu Dist. 1. 2. ...RESPONDENTS/ COMPLAINANT 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 call for the records relating to the charge sheet Spl. S.C.No. 134 of 2023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of POCSO Act Cases, Ananthapuramu, and quash the proceedings thereon. lA NO: 2 OF 2024 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 grant stay of all further proceedings including the appearance of the petitioners in Spl. S.C.No. 134 of 2023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of POCSO Act Ananthapuramu, pending disposal of the main criminal Petition. Cases, lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 320(6) 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 permit the petitioner to compromise the case Spl.S.C.No.134 of 2023 on the file of Special Judge's Court for Trial of POCSO Act Case Court, Ananthapuramu. lA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 320(2) 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 record the compromise and quash the proceedings in Spl.S.C.No.134 of 2023 on the file of Special Judge's Court for Trial of POCSO Act Case Court, Ananthapuramu. : S V INDIRA, ADVOCATE Counsel for the Petitioner Counsel for Respondent No.1: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OF HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. Counsel for Respondent No.2 : SRI DODDAKA HARSHA VARDHAN, ADVOCATE Counsel for the Respondent(S): The Court made the following ORDER : 1 CRLP. No.8812 of 2024 IS- APHC010548072024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8812/2024 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Yerukula Ramesh AND .„RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.SV INDIRA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. DODDAKA HARSHA VARDHAN The Court made the following: CRLP. No.8812of2024 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No fi«l9 np onoA ORDER: 1. The petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.1 in Spl.S.C. No. 134 of 2023 on the file of the Court of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of POCSO Act Cases, Anantapuram, for the alleged offences Sections 344, 376, 323, 506, 313 of the Indian Penal Code under 1860 [for short ‘I.P.C,’] and Sections 5 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2005 [for short ‘POCSO Act’]. 2. The 2'"'^ respondent is the mother of a minor girl child and it is alleged that the 2""^ respondent’s daughter was sent to the house of the petitioner as a domestic help. It is alleged that the petitioner and his wife promised to take care of the 2"^^ respondent’s daughter and also educate her. It is alleged in the complaint that the petitioner has exploited the minor girl physically by threatening her and also impregnented her. It is alleged that the petitioner got the minor victim aborted. It is further alleged that the 2"^ respondent’s minor daughter was subjected to severe mental and physical harassment. 3. A complaint is lodged and the police have completed investigation and filed charge sheet by recording the statements of as many as 19 witnesses. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and that he has no role in the pregnancy of the the CRLP. No.8812 of 2024 _ ? victim and that the a"" respondent's daughter was in contact with a have been responsible for the pregnancy, and the complainant have arrived at a ise. It is also It is boy who could submitted that the petitioner compromise and are seeking for recording the compromise submitted that the victim girl has named Accused No.2 as the person On these grounds the case is sought responsible for her pregnancy to be quashed. 5. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned counsel appearing for the 2"“ respondent and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 6. On perusal of the charge sheet it is stated that the petitioner also well she was a minor. The the exploited the victim girl knowing very nd accused who also physically exploited police have also named the 2 the minor victim girl. The facts of the case and the investigation do not call for consideration of this Court for conducted by the police The role of the petitioner in quashing the case against the petitioner commission of the offence(s) would have to be ascertained in trial. constable and this Court cannot solely The petitioner is a police believe the 164 Cr.P.C. Statement of the victim which came to be which led to recording of 164 Cr.P.C. recorded. The circumstances facilitating the petitioner to wriggle out of the allegations statement not known to this Court. As such, solely basing on the 164 are Cr.P.C. statement of the victim, this Court cannot entertain the 4 CRLP. No.8812 of 2024 petition for quashing the proceedings in the criminal case against the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed. 8. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall SD/- K.TATy^AO DEPUTY REGISTRAR stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Special Sessions Judge, for Trial of POCSO Act Cases Ananthapuramu, Ananthapuramu District. 2. OneCCto S V INDIRA Advocate [OPUC] 3. One CC to SRI. DODDAKA HARSHA VARDHAN, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CC’s to the Public Prosecutor of High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies GPC TAC HIGH COURT DATED:05/03/2025 ORDER CRLP 8812/2024 W 5 10 SEP 2025 efj ^ . Current seciion m, DISMISSING THIS CRLP