APHC010651002025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12503/2025 Between: 1. GAJULA GOPARAJU, S/O G VENKATESWARARAO, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O CHAVALI VILLAGE, VEMURU MANDAL. BAPATLA DIST. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, NELAPADU, AMARAVATI. 2. THOTAKURA SUNEETHA, W/O GAJULA GOPARAJU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O CHAVALI VILLAGE, VEMURU MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT ,A.P ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 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 pleased to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.294 of 2025 on the file of II Additional Junior Civil Judge, Tenali in Cr.No.193 of 2023, U/s 498-A, 509, r/w 34 IPC, 3 & 4 DP Act of Vemuru P.S, Bapatla District against the petitioner/Accused and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 stay of all further proceedings in C.C.No.294 of 2 2025 on the file of II Additional Junior Civil Judge, Tenali in Cr.No.193 of 2023, U/s 498-A, 509, r/w 34 IPC, 3 & 4 DP Act of Vemuru P.S, Bapatla District against the petitioner/Accused including appearance of the petitioner/Accused and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. PETA GNANA TEJA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12503 OF 2025 ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 8Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 8BNSS9) has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in C.C. No. 294 of 2025 on the file of learned II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tenali, for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 509 r/w 34 IPC, 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard Sri Peta Ganga Teja, learned counsel for the Petitioner/Accused No.1 and Ms. K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that the petition may be disposed of without causing any prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioner. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the presence of the petitioner/Accused No.1 before the Trial Court is dispensed with, unless his presence is specifically directed by the Trial Court. However, petitioner/Accused No.1 is at liberty to raise all the contentions 4 before the Trial Court in the defence. The learned Trial Judge may consider them and take appropriate decision over the matter at appropriate time. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 03.12.2025 SNI 5 327 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Criminal Petition No.12503 of 2025 Date: 03.12.2025 SNI