APHC010508132025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10001 OF 2025 Between: 1. USTELA NAGENDRABABU, S/o Venkaiah, Aged 50 years, R/o Chillakallu Village, Jaggaiahpeta Mandal, NTR District (Erstwhile Krishna District). 2. Singamsetti Naveen Babu,, S/o Satyanarayana, Aged 21 years, R/o D.No. 56-10-39, Ganapati Temple St 3. Singamsetti Ramani,, W/o Satyanarayana, Aged 40 years R/o D.No. 56 10-39, Ganapati Temple Street, Patamata, Vijayawada. 4. Kondisetti Kalyani, W/o Gandhi, Aged 51 years, R/o D.No. 56 Ganapati Temple Street, Patamat 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P at Amaravati. 2. Gunja Chinnari, W/o Ramaiah, Aged 30 years R/o Chillakallu Village, Jaggaiahpeta Mandal, NTR District. 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 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10001 OF 2025 1. USTELA NAGENDRABABU, S/o Venkaiah, Aged 50 years, R/o Chillakallu Village, Jaggaiahpeta Mandal, NTR District (Erstwhile Krishna District). 2. Singamsetti Naveen Babu,, S/o Satyanarayana, Aged 21 years, R/o D.No. 39, Ganapati Temple Street, Patamata, Vijayawada. 3. Singamsetti Ramani,, W/o Satyanarayana, Aged 40 years R/o D.No. 56 39, Ganapati Temple Street, Patamata, Vijayawada. W/o Gandhi, Aged 51 years, R/o D.No. 56 Ganapati Temple Street, Patamata Vijayawada. ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High 2. Gunja Chinnari, W/o Ramaiah, Aged 30 years R/o Chillakallu Village, Jaggaiahpeta Mandal, NTR District. ...Respondents 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 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 1. USTELA NAGENDRABABU, S/o Venkaiah, Aged 50 years, R/o Chillakallu Village, Jaggaiahpeta Mandal, NTR District (Erstwhile Krishna District). 2. Singamsetti Naveen Babu,, S/o Satyanarayana, Aged 21 years, R/o D.No. 3. Singamsetti Ramani,, W/o Satyanarayana, Aged 40 years R/o D.No. 56- W/o Gandhi, Aged 51 years, R/o D.No. 56-10-39, ...Petitioners 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High 2. Gunja Chinnari, W/o Ramaiah, Aged 30 years R/o Chillakallu Village, ...Respondents 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 Courtmay be please to call for the records in relating to the FIR in Cr. No.197/2025 dated 19.08.2025 of Chillakallu Police Station, NTR District and quash the same against the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 4 and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 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 may be please grant to stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the FIR in Cr. No. 197/2025 dated 19.08.2025 of Chillakallu Police Station, NTR District, pending disposal of the present criminal petition, Kurnool District, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioners: P SRAVAN KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10001 OF 2025 ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of B.N.S.S., 2023 (u/s.482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4, seeking quashment of the entire proceedings against them in FIR No.197 of 2025, on the file of the Chillakallu Police Station, NTR District. 2. Heard Sri P.Sravan Kumar Reddy learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. K.Priyanka Lakshmi learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petition may be disposed of by giving protection to the petitioners vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offence registered against the petitioners is punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. 5. Considering the submissions, this criminal petition is disposed of with the following; a. Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the investigation, in accordance with law. 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 b. In the event of any coercive action sought to be taken against the petitioners, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of BNSS, [41-A Cr.P.C.] and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). 6. It goes without saying that, if any charge sheet is filed in the above crime, the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if he feels aggrieved by the same. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. ______________________________________ Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA,J Date: 24.09.2025 KKV HON’BLE Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.10001 of 2025 Dt.24.09.2025 KKV