'I • IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI FRIDAY ,THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4952 OF 2025 Between: 1. Chintha Madhura Vani, W/o Chintha Ramasubba Reddy, Aged about 43 yrs R/o H.No.7/326, New Krishna Nagar Kodur, Kadapa YSR Kadapa District 2. Mannuru Ramanaiah @ Chintha Rama Subba Reddy, Aged about 48 yrs, R/o H.No.7/326, New Krishna Nagar Kodur, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District. Petitioner No.2‘s cause title is amended as per the Court Order dated 29.05.2025 in I.A.No.3 of 2025 in CRLP No.4952 of 2025. ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS. 1 & 2 AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Through Station House Officer Anantapur II Town police station Ananthapuramu District Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravathi 2. P. Roja, W/o A. Ranjith Kumar Reddy Aged about 32yrs R/o Flat No. 101, Janaki Enclave Apartment Ananthapuramu town Ananthapuramu District ...RESPONDENT/DE-FACTO 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 quash the FIR No.26/2025 on the file of the Anantapur II Town Police Station, Ananthapuramu District in the interest of justice. I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 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 grant stay all further proceedings in FIR No. 26/2025 on the file of the Anantapur II Town Police Station, Ananthapuramu District pending disposal of the criminal petition in the interest of justice This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri P NAGENDRA REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2 The Court made the following order: \ APHC010188502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ¥lii:|¥ [3457] ■Jl-.’ FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4952/2025 Between: ...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED(S) Chintha Madhura Vani, and another AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused{S): 1.P.NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.26 of 2025, on the file of Anantapur II Town Police Station, Ananthapuram District, for the offences under Sections 318(4), 351(2) read with 3(5) BNS. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned 2. Assistant Public Prosecutor. 2 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, they have, however, restricted the relief to the extent of directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar\ 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has no objection to give such a direction. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Anantapur II Town Police Station, Anantapur District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, concerned. 5. BNSS") in so far as the petitioners are As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ^ (2014) 8 see 273 SD/- V DIWAKAR DEPUTY REGISTRY //TRUE eOPY// dN OFFieER S Police Station, To II Town Officer, Anantapur ’l. The Station House Ananthapuramu District. 2 One CC to Sri PiNagendra Reddy, Advocate lOPUCl , High Court of Andhra Pradesh at 3. Two CCS to the Public Prosecutor Amaravati. [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies AL VNA Of the order, »rhfs"f«he:^ lA No.3 of N?S9Srof'2025?thrname JJ*® P=*‘*;°S®29-05-2025 made in are amended as per the Therefore substitute this amended Order 2025 in CRLP N0.49S2 of 0^2025 in CRLP N0.49S2 of in the place of previous Order dated 02 ue 2025, which was dispatched on 22-05-2025. Sd/- K TATA RAO deputy registrar HIGH COURT DATED:02/05/?n?j^ 29/05/2025 (AMENDED) ORDER CRLP.No.4952 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION