IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4369 OF 2025 Between: Rowthu Leeladhar Kumar, S/o. Babu Rao, Aged 28 years, Business, Kondapur, KV Ranagreddy, Telanagana State. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED N0.2 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, through S.H.O, Dachepalli P.S., Palnadu District. ...RESPONDENT N0.1 2v P. Saidulu,, S/o. Lakshmaiah, Aged 50 years, R/o. Kothuru Village, Dachepalli Mandal, Palnadu District ...RESPONDENT N0.2/DEFACT0 COMPLAINANT Petition under 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 call for records and quash the proceedings in F.I.R. in Crime No. 115 of 2023, dated 16-06-2023, for the alleged offences under Sectidft 420 of I PC on the file of Dachepalli Police Station, Palnadu District. ' p { I A NO: 2 OF 2025 ' Fetition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, ^the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in pursuant to the proceedings in F.I.R. in Crime No. 115 of 2023, dated 16-06-2023, on the file of Dachepalli Police Station, Palnadu District, including stay of arrest of the Petitioner herein, pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Siva Rama Krishna Kolluru, Advocate foi; the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1. The Court made the following: ORDER X APHC010205702025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4369/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Rowthu Leeladhar Kumar AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.SIVA RAMA KRISHNA KOLLURU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 4. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: f CRLP. No.4369 of 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4369 OF 2n2fi ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner was arraigned as A.2 in Crime No. 115 of 2023 of Dachepalli Police Station, Palnadu District, registered for the alleged offences under Sections 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 strength of the complaint of the 2"^^ respondent. 3. It is alleged in the complaint that the petitioner, on the on multiple occasions, had collected the money under the pretext of securing employment for the son of the 2^^ respondent in the Forest Department. However, the petitioner failed either to provide employment or return the amount X received by him. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner collected any amount from the 2'^'^ respondent and has been falsely implicated in the present criminal case. The learned counsel further submits that, the offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable below 7 years and, therefore, seeks a direction to the police to follow the procedure provided under Section 41-A of the Code of the Criminal Procedure. never .*Q s CRLP. No.4369 of 2025 5. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Station House Officer, Dachepalli Police Station, Painadu District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 41-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, insofar as the petitioner is concerned, for the purpose of investigation in connection with Crime No.115 of 2023. This order would not preclude the investigation officer for filing charge sheet or final report after completion of the investigation. 6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. 7. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal p^pti^on shall stand closed. Sd/- P U V BHASKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// at SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Dachepalli Police Station, Painadu District. ^ One CC to Sri Siva Rama Krishna Kolluru Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies SD TF HIGH COURT DATED;24/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4369 of 2025 X DISPOSING OF THE CRIIVIINAL PETITION