IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5015 OF onon AMARAVATI Between: 1. Dandu Satyanarayana Raju, S/o. Dandu Venkata Raju, Aged about 61 years, griculturist, R/o.D.No.9-56, Alakapuram village, Alluru Post Pittalavanipalem Mandal, Bapatla; District. 2. Dandu Jyothi, W/o.Satyanarayana Raju, Aged wife, R/o.D.No.9-56, Alakapuram village Mandal, Bapatia District. about 55 years. House- Alluru Post, Pittalavanipalem 3. Lakkamraju @ Dandu Mounikl Phn.tt '-^'^kamraju Srikanth Raju, Aged about 36 years. School Principal, 2-7-1137, Flat No.406 Neelam partments, Kanakadurga Colony, Hanamkonda Telangana State. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED 2, 3 & 4 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh/:Rep. by Buildings, Amaravathi. 2. The Station House Officer District. its Public Prosecutor, High Court A.S. Nagar P.S., Vijayawada City, Krishna years, Chartered Accountant/: R/o.D.No.20/2/6 Nagar, Vijayawada, Krishna Di^rict. 1st Lane, Ayodhya .R|SPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT , Petition under Section 528 of BNSS stated in the Memorandum of Grounds pleased to quash the praying that in the circumstances- of Criminal Petition, the High Court proceedings in~^ No.97 of 2025 on the file of A.S. against the Nagar Police Station, Petitioners / Accused No.2 to 4. Vijayawadgj City, Krishna District ■ s I.A. NO: 2 OF 2n7.«> Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grdjnds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in Crime No.97 of 2025 oh the file of A.S. Nagar Police StatIcSh, Vijayawada City, Krishna District against the Petitioners / Accused'No.2 to 4, pending disposal of Criminal Petition. U.- This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of M/s. Lavu Kiranmai, Advocate for the Petitioner and the. Public Prosecutor oh behalf of the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2. The Court made the following: i.K. CRL.P. No.5015 of 2025 APHC010237312025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5015/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) Dandu Satyanarayana Raju, and Others AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.LAVU KIRANMAI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: CRLP. No.5015 of 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.5015 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners were arraigned as A.2 to A.4 in Crime No.97 of 2025 of A.S. Nagar Police Station, Vijayawada City, registered for the alleged offences under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, on the complaint of the 2""^ respondent. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that on account of marital discord, the petitioners were falsely implicated in the present I crime. 4. The veracity of the allegations made in the complaint would come to light during the course of the investigation. At this juncture, the Court is not inclined to interfere in the investigation. Furthermore, the offences alleged against the petitioners would attract a punishment of less than seven years. 5. Therefore, the Station House Officer, A.S. Nagar, Vijayawada City, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 insofar as the petitioners is concerned, for the purpose of investigation in connection with Crime CRLP. No.5015 of 2025 No.97 of 2025. This order would not preclude the investigation officer from filing a charge sheet or final report after completion of the investigation. 6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. 7. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal petition shall stand closed. Sd/- M. SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUECOPY// SECT ON OFFICER To. 1. The Station House Officer, A.S. Nagar P.S., Vijayawada City, Krishna District. 2. One CC to M/s. Lavu Kiranmai, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies TF c'-. HIGH COURT DATED:05/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5015 of 2025 ?^AND7^ 0 2 AUG 2025 )% Ss^iuTrent Sectfoix'i^/ DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION