I- ^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI MONDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE.SRr JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4863 OF 2025 Between: ^ 1. Chandaka Ramanamma, W/^^ate Chandaka Ramunaidu. 70 years,R/o New Kummari Colony, Cheepurapalli.Vizianagaram District-535128 Aged about ! 2. Chandaka Ramesh Naidu, S/o late Ramu Naidu,Aged about 44 years R/o New Kummari Colony,Cheepurapalli, Vizianagaram District-535128. ■Ml;' 4 ...Petitioner/Accused A2 & A3 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP. ^ 2. Smt. Sidagam Padmavathi, W/d:Chandaka Arjuna Rao, Aged about 45 years,R/O.D.No.1, NTR Colony,Pendurthy,Satyanarayan Puram, Visakhapatnam District. Y;: ...Respondents I Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C (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 records and quash the all proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused No.2 and 3 in F.l R. No. 124 of 2025 on the file of Penduilv P S. LAj!!OilOF202S Petition under Section 4^ of Cr.P.c praying that in the of Grounds of Criminal i stay the against Petitioners/A on the file of Pendurthy p.s. circumstances stated iin the Memorandum ^h^^High Court No.2 add 3 i Petition, ccused may be pleased to; in F I R. No.124 of 2025: This Petition coming on for bearing Petition and upon perusing the Memorandum arguments of Sri and the Assistant Public of Grounds of Criminal Satyamnaidu Golivi, Prosecutor upon hearing the Advocate for the Petitioners on behalf of the Respondent No. 1. The Court made the following: T' ’ ■r. V." APHC010227322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE honourable SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4863/2n?f: 0M0 [3457] Between; Chandaka Ramanamma and Others ...PETITI0NER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused{S): 1.SATYAMNAIDU GOLIVI Counsel for the 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arrayed on the file of the Pendurthy Police Commissionerate, for alleged offences under Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard the learned counsel for the Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT{S) Respondent/complainant(S); as accused Nos.2 and 3 in Crime No. 124 of Station, Visakhapatnam 85 of BNS and Sections 2025 2. petitioners and the learned 2 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, they have, however, restricted the relief to the 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\ 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. 5. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Pendurthy Police Station, Visakhapatnam 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 petitioners are concerned. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed 1 (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- G. HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUEGOPY// TIONOFFieER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Pendurthy P.S., Visakhapatnam District 2. One CC to Sri Satyamnaidu Gplive Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi [OUT] 4. Three GD Gopies Stu ssb ■ \ ■ HIGH COURT DATED:05/05/2025 % ')■ ORDER CRLP.No.4863 of 2025 -! 4 \\ 1 i j DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION I i