OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE IN THE HIGH COURT PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N nPlMINAL PETITION NO: 4831 OF 2025 Between: Kolakaluri Rakesh Roshan @ Kranthi, S/o.Ramesh Babu, aged about 40 years, R/o.D.No.2-12-108, Stambalaguruvu, Pattabhipuram, Guntur- 522006. ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 AND of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court 1. The State for the State of Andhra Pradesh. R/o.Penukudurupadu 2 Chali Sarojini, D/o.Yohanu Late, aged 74 years Village, T.Sunduru Mandal, Bapatia District. ...Respondent/Defacto Complainant of Cr.P.C/Section 528 of BNSS Petition filed under Section 482 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of be pleased to quash the criminal Petitioner/Accused No.1 herein in Cr.No.149 of Criminal Petition, the High Court may proceedings against the 2022 on the file punishable under Sections 448, 506 of Indian Penal Code. of T.Sundur P.S, Bapatia District registered for the offences I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/Section 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 all further proceedings including arrest of the Petitioner/Accused No.1 herein in Cr.No.149 of 2022 the file of T.Sundur P.S, Bapatia District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 506 of Indian Penal Code. on This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Arun Showri G, Advocate for Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent No.1 The Court made the following Order: I APHC010226192025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) HES [3457] FRIDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4831/2025 Between: Kolakaluri Rakesh Roshan @ Kranthi and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.ARUNSHOWRI G Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR / The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arrayed as accused No.1 in Crime No.149 of 2022, on the file of the T.Sundur Police Station, Bapatia, for alleged offence under Sections 448 and 506 of IPC. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, he has, however, restricted the relief to the 2 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\ The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no 4. objection to give such a direction. 5. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, T.Sundur Police Station, Bapatia, 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 petitioner is concerned. 6, As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ^(2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- A VENUGOPALA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE eOPY// SEGTION OFFieER To, 1. The Station House Officer, T.Sundur Police Station, Bapatia District. 2. One CC to Sri Arun Showri G, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC's to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 4. Three GD Gopies BSV vna HIGH COURT DATED:02/05/2025 ORDER 5f i 13 MAY 2025 Qg.«;pATC\A^2^ CRLP.No.4831 of 2025 L° m ★ DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION