APHC010039972025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 845/2025 Between: Maruprolu Chennakesavareddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SARANU PHANI TEJA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 3 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner herein under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in Crime No.72 of 2024 of Narasaraopet I Town Police Station, Palnadu District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 120B, 465, 468, 471 read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1/State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner 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 Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that all the offences registered against the petitioner herein are punishable with less than seven (07) years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 4 5. Considering the submissions, this Criminal Petition is disposed of with the following directions; a) Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the investigation, in accordance with law. b) In the event of any coercive action sought to be taken against the petitioner, the concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 41A Cr.P.C., scrupulously as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). 6. It goes without saying that, if any charge sheet is filed in the above crime, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if they feels aggrieved by the same. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date : 30.01.2025 PSA 5 HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CRIMINAL PETITION No.845 of 2025 Date : 30.01.2025 PSA