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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: 4421 OF 2025 Between:
1. Ramesh @ K. Ramesh, S/o. K. Nagabhushanam, Aged 38 yrs, R/o. 3-91, Pedda Kampalli, Gaddamvaripalli, Chowdepalli, Chittoor, Chittoor District. -
2. Mani @ R. Manikanta Varma, S/o. Gopala Raju, Aged 34 yrs, R/o. 19-12-42, Kesavayanagunta, Tirupati Urban, Tirupati District.
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Nos.1 & 2 AND
1. K. Madhavi, W/o. K. Jayakrishna, Aged 43 yrs, R/o. Flat No. 301, Jaya Residency, 5th Cross, Tirupati, Tirupati District. ...RESPONDENT
2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS Petition under Section 528 of BNSS & U/s 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused No.1 and 2 in Cr.No.446/2024 of Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati District.
I.A. No: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS & U/s 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 to stay all further proceedings
against the petitioners/accused No.1 & 2 in Cr.No. 446/2024 of Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati District. This Petition coming oh for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of Groun^iglof Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri D.
PUR'NACHANDRA REDDY ,Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. The Court made the following: ORDER
1 CRLP. No.4421 OF 2025 APHC010208042025 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: 4421/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED{S) Ramesh @ K. Ramesh, and Others AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) K Madhavi and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S):
1.D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S):
1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
2. The Court made the following:
CRLP. No.4421 OF 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4421 OF 2025
ORDER:
1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners arraigned as A.1 and A.2 in Crime No.446 of 2024 of Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati District, registered for the alleged offences under Sections 115(2), 118(1). 329(3), 351(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on the complaint of the 2'^^ respondent.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that on account of the differences in the parking area issues in the apartment, the petitioners were falsely implicated in the present case. The learned counsel further submits that the offences alleged against the petitioners are punishable below 7 years and, therefore, seeks a direction to the police to follow the procedure provided under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
4. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Station House Officer, Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, insofar as the petitioners are concerned, for the purpose of investigation in connection with Crime No.446 of 2024. This
order would not preclude the were
3 CRL.P. No.4421 OF 2025 investigation officer for filing charge sheet or final report after completion of the investigation.
5. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of.
6. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the criminal petition shall Sd/- P. VINOD KUMAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR stand closed.
//TRUE COPY// SECrfm OFFICER To.
1. The Station House Officer, Tirupathi East Police Station, Tirupati District.
2. One CC to Sri D.Purnachandra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC]
3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra [OUT]
4. Three CD Copies. Pradesh. SD
HIGH COURT DATED:24/04/2025
ORDER CRLP.No.4421 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION