APHC010533522025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10382/2025 Between: 1. KANIMERAKA MADHAVA NAIDU, S/O.SRI RAMULU NAIDU LATE, AGED 45 YEARS,R/O. MUTYARLAVALASA VILLAGE, BALIJIPETA MANDAL,PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH -535557. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY S.H.O.,BALIJIPETA P.S., THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTORHIGH COURT OF AP., AMARAVATI. 2. KANIMERAKA SARASWATHI, W/O. MADHAVANAIDU,AGED 37YEARS,OCC HOUSE WIFE,R/O. PALAGARA VILLAGE, BALIJIPETA MANDAL PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH - 535557 ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. J SIVA SANKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10382/2025 ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in C.C.No.28 of 2025 on the file of Court of learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Bobbili, for the offence punishable under Sections 85 of BNS and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard Sri J.Siva Sankara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is working as Constable and his duties are at different place, it is difficult to attend to the Court for every adjournment. He would further submit that the petition may be disposed of without causing any prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioner by dispensing his presence before the Trial Court. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 5. Considering the submissions, this Court feels that it is not necessary to pass any Order dispensing the presence of the petitioner before the Trial 3 Court. Needless to say, his counsel may represent the criminal case and whenever his presence is required, he can appear before the Court, or, file an absent petition through his counsel and the Court may consider the same and take appropriate decision over the matter. In that view, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 08.10.2025 UPS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10382/2025 Dated.08.10.2025 UPS 41