IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5062 OF 2025 Between: Korikani Ramachandra Rao, S/o Korikani Simhachalam, Aged about 57 years, Residing at Apparaopeta Village, Pathapadu Gram Panchayat, Vijayawada Rural Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. ..PETITIONER/ACCUSED N0.2 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. Smt. Gattamaneni Ratnakumari, W/o Late Lakshmi Prasad, Residing at Vijayawada, Krishna District ...RESPONDENTS 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 quash the FIR in Cr. No. 79/2025, registered at II Town Police Station, Vijayawada, under Sections 447, 427 read with Section 34 IPC. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition praying that in the the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in the FIR in Cr. No. 79/2025, registered at II Town Police Station, Vijayawada, pending disposal of the above quash petition; This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of QroUnds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N RAVI PRASAD, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2 The Court made the following order: APHC010224132025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5062/2025 Between: Korikani Ramachandra Rao, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.N RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant{S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitbner is arrayed as accused No.2 in Crime No.79 of 2025 the file of the Vijayawada II Town Police Station. NTR Commissionerate. alleged offences under Sections 447, 427 read with 34 of IPC. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking the quashing of the ,FIR, he has, however, restricted the relief to the ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) on , for 2. 3. 2 extent of directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure prescribed " under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar\ The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has objection to give such a direction. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Vijayawada II Town Police Station, NTR Commissionerate, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) in so far as the petitioner is concerned. 4. no 5. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. T(2014) 8-see 273 Sd/- K.J. RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Vijayav/ada, Krishna District. 2. One CC to Sri N. Ravi Prasad, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies SM ssb HIGH COURT DATED:06/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5062 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION