APHC010647452025 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: 12441/2025 Between: 1. HARIJANA RAMESH,, S/O. HARIJANA THIPPESWAMY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, D.NO.1-240, SC COLONY, 75 VEERAPURAM, GUMMAGATTA, ANANTAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH, COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATI. 2. B C SIVAKUMAR, S/O. B. CHANDRAMOULI, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, WORKING AS A AR CONSTABLE, AR HEAD QUATER ANANTHAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 may be pleased to quash the Charge Sheet No. 1670 of 2022 dated 01-12-2022 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Rayadurg, in Crime No.382/2020 of Rayadurgam Police Station, Anantapur District dated 14-08-2020, and all consequential proceedings pending against the petitioner, and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. VENKATESH KOSARAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed, by the Petitioner/Accused, seeking to quash the Proceedings against him in CC No.1670 of 2022 on the file of the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rayadurg, for the offences punishable under Sections 323 and 353 IPC. 2. Heard Sri Kosaraju Venkatesh, learned counsel for the Petitioner. Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1/State. Perused the material on record. 3. At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner restricted prayer and submitted that the presence of the Petitioner may be dispensing with before the trial Court in which the CC is pending and the Criminal Petition may be disposed of by giving liberty to the Petitioner to raise such contentions before the trial Court in defence. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of and the Petitioner is at liberty to raise the present contentions before the trial Court in the defence. However, the presence of the Petitioner/Accused before the trial Court is dispensed with, except on the specific dates as directed by the trial Court. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 03.12.2025 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No. 12441 of 2025 03.12.2025 Mjl /*