IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY ,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 427 OF 2025 Between: Chintham Subba Reddy, S/o.Late. Ch Radhava Reddy, Aged about 33 years, R/o. 7-111, Hanuman Vidyanagar, Singarayakonda, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, 523101 ...Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through Station House Officer, Neilore Rural Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Neilore District. Rep. by its ^ Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. 2. Satheesh Kumar Pachipala,, S/o. Venkata Krishnaiah Aged about 43 years. South Mopuru Village, Sri Potti Sriramulu Neilore district ...Respondent Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, R/w Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Crifnij^al Petition, the High Court pleased to quash the FIR against Petitioner/Accused No. 3 in Crime No. 319 of 2024, Dt. 31.10.2024 under Section 316(5), 318(4) & 61(2) r/w 3(5) of BNS On the file of Neilore Rural Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District in the interest of justice and Equity i.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, R/w 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 Pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in Crime No. 319 of 2024, Dt. 31.10.2024 under Section 316(5), 318(4) & 61(2) r/w 3(5) of BNS On the file of Nellore Rural Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District 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 Sravanthi Kunuku ,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; ORDER X /^PHC010016272025 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: 427/2025 getween: Chintham Subba Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: iSravanthi Kunuku Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public prosecutor appearing for the State. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner js arrayed as accused No.3 in Crime No.319 of 2024 on the file of Nellore purai Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, for alleged offence under Section 316(5), 318(4) and 61(2) read with 3(5) of BNS. It is submitted that the petitioner is implicated as an accused though there is no allegation ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) X \ 2. 2 against the petitioner in the complaint. The petitioner accused and was never in the business of purchase and supplying to the rice millers. It is on the confession of the 1 the petitioner is his friend, the petitioner has been The learned counsel for the petitioner submits is only a friend of the 1 of paddy from the farmers accused that roped in as accused. 3. that the provisions of Section 316(5) cannot be made applicable as the petitioner neither involved in the business nor approached the 2 present during the discussions between the other respondent. nd respondent for purchase or not even accused and the 2"'^ 4. Considering the same, the Station House Officer Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district Nellore Rural is directed to complete the investigation, without taking any coercive steps against the petitioner. This order would not preclude the Investigation report/charge sheet. Officer from filing final 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 6. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. X Sd/- N. NAGAMMA assistant registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTION^FFICER To. 1. The Station House Officer, Sriramulu Nellore District. 2. One CC to SRI. Sravanthi Kunuku. 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, 4. Three CD Copies. Nellore Rural Police Station, Sri Potti Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] PR HIGH COURT \ DATE 0:30/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.427 of 2025 JL2(I25 Co ntSectio0Xw^ “X DISPOSING THE CRLP