APHC010622632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11970/2025 Between: 1. GOGINENI SAMBASIVA RAO, S/O. RAMARAO, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/O. D. NO. 3-12/B, REVENDRAPADU VILLAGE, DUGGIRALA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. (A-1) . ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI. 2. INTURI SRINIVASARAO, S/O. SAMBASIVARAO, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O. REVENDRAPADU VILLAGE, DUGGIRALA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 Court may be pleased to quash the Crime No. 170 of 2025 of Duggirala P.S, Guntur District, registered against the petitioner 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 to dispense with the filing of certified copy of Crime No. 170 of 2025 on the file of Duggirala P.S. and receive the main Criminal Petition on file in the interests of justice and to pass 2 IA NO: 2 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 to grant stay of all further proceedings in pursuant to the proceedings in Crime No. 170 of 2025 of Duggirala P.S, Guntur District, pending disposal of the main Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SARANU PHANI TEJA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11970/2025 ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 8Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 8BNSS9) has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in Crime No. 170 of 2025 on the file of the Duggirala P.S., Guntur District registered for the offence punishable under Section 118(1) of BNS. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by giving protection to the Petitioner vide guidelines of the Hon9ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the Petitioner are 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; 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 4 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, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of BNSS., [Section 41-A Cr.P.C] and the guidelines laid down by the Hon9ble 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 Petitioner is at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if he feels aggrieved by the same. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 19.11.2025. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11970/2025 Dated.19.11.2025 UPS 89