APHC010610902025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11771/2025 Between: 1. LEKKALA SRINU, S/O L. DEMUDUAGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC MANAGING DIRECTOR OFVISWAS T.V CHANNEL, R/O 59- 1-38/1, PALLI STREET,MALKA PURAM, VISAKHAPATNAMURBAN,PO MALKA PURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, STATION HOUSE OFFICER,DEVARAPALLI POLICE STATION,ANAKA PALLI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH,REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF APAMARAVATHI. 2. KILAPARTHI BHASKARA RAO, S/O SURI APPARAOAGED ABOUT 51, DEVARAPALLI VILLAGE,ANAKA PALLI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. PILLA PUSHPA LATHA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court Made the Following Order: The instant Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of the BNSS, by the Petitioner herein/A1, to quash the proceedings in Crime No.83 of 2025 of Devarapalli Police Station, Anakapalli District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 351(1), 356(1) of BNS, 67A ITA-2000-2008. 2 2. Heard Ms.Pilla Pushpa Latha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/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 Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that let there be a direction to the police to conclude the investigation and file a report in accordance with law. 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; a. The police are directed to conclude the investigation in the present crime and file a report 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 the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. __________________________________________ Dr. VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 14.11.2025 Asr 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.11771 of 2025 Dt.14.11.2025 Asr