IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINALPETITIONNO: 5079 OF 2025 Between: Mallolu Vinod Kumar, S/o Prabhakara Rao, Aged about 40 years, R/o Bhel, Ramachandrapuram, Medak District, Telangana State. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. The State: Station House Officer, Station House Officer, Tenali III Town P.S., Guntur District, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court Of ...COMPLAINANT Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. 2. Kuchipudi Rajesh Kumar, S/o Raja Sekhar, Aged about 42 years, R/o Chinaravuru Village, Tenali Mandal, Guntur District ...DEFACTO COMPLAINANT/RESPONDENTS Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, praying that, in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the FIR No.6 of 2025 of Tenali II Town Police Station, dated 07-01-2025 against the Petitioner/Accused. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings including the arrest of the Petitioner/Accused in FIR No.6 of 2025 of Tenali II Town Police Station, dated 07-01-2025. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Venkata Durga Rao Anantha, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor of A.P. on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following Order: APHC010234552025 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: 5079/2025 Between: Mallolu Vinod Kumar ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Station House Oficer and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: X / 1 .VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant{S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following order: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is arrayed as accused in Crime No.6 of 2025 on the file of Tenali III Town Police Station, for the alleged offences under Section 420 of I.P.C. 2. It is submitted that the complaint was filed alleging the non-payment of the amount towards supply of fish feed. It is submitted that the alleged incident took place on 08.04.2024 and a complaint was filed after eight months i.e., on 07.01.2025. The dispute between the petitioner and the 2"^^ respondent is civil in . 2 V nature. It is submitted that the Police have issued notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 3. Considering the submissions, the petitioner shall submit his reply/explanation to the notice along with relevant documents. The Police sha 1 complete investigation in accordance with provisions of Section 35(3) of ths Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and file final report/charge sheet. 4. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to challenge the final report/charge sheet, if required. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// M SECTION OFFICER To. 1. The Station House Officer, Tenali II Town P.S., Guntur District. 2. One CO to Sri Venkata Durga Rao Anantha, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two GO’S to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh.[OUT] 4. Three CD Copies VNA HIGH COURT DATED; 06/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5079 of 2025 ^29JUL 2025 )g ^^SCunwlStc: ^•^PATCL DISPOSING OF THE CRLP