7^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAV THURSDAY THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4842 OF 2025 Between: Yalla Srirama Chandra Murthy,, S/o. Appa Rao, aged 50 years, R/o. / Addaripeta Village, Thondangi Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra / Pradesh. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.2 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh,, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, High Court Buildings at Nelapadu, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. M. Satyanarayana Sastry,, S/o. Jagannadha Rao, aged 60 years, Occ Sub-Inspector, Tuni Police Station, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS Petition under Section 528 of BNSS circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for the records relating to and i connection with FIR No. 157/2025 dated 21.04.2025 on the file of the Tuni Police Station, Kakinada District and to quash the praying that in the in same. 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 stay of all further / proceedings in connection with FIR No. 157/2025 dated 21.04.2025 on the file of the Tuni Police Station, Kakinada District. This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri V Sai Kumar Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following order: CRLP. No.4842 of 2025 % APHC010226542025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4842/2025 Between: Yalla Srirama Chandra Murthy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.VSAI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: CRLP. No.4842 of 2025 f % THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4842 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. i i 2. The petitioner was arraigned as A.2 in Crime No.157 of 2025 of Tuni Police Station, Kakinada District, registered for the alleged offences under Sections 7(B) read with 8(B) & (C) of the A.P. Prohibition Act, 1995, on the complaint of the 2^*^ respondent. 3. The petitioner, a general merchant, is duly registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime and is the proprietor of Sri Raja Rajeswari Traders. It is submitted that the petitioner is engaged in the trade of jaggery and has been conducting business in compliance with tax regulations. 4. It is further submitted that A.1 purchased jaggery from the petitioner, and the alleged illicit activities involving the said jaggery are solely attributable to A.1. The petitioner had no knowledge of such activities and was merely engaged in a bona fide commercial transaction. 5. Considering the submissions, the Station House Officer, Tuni Police Station, Kakinada District, is directed to complete the investigation in Crime No.157 of 2025 without taking coercive steps CRL.P. No.4842 of 2025 is order would not preclude the charge sheet or final report after . However, this against the petitioner Officer from filing a Investigating completion of the investigation. is disposed of. 6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is if any, pending in this criminal petition 7. Miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. \ Sd/- M. SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Officer Tuni Police Station, Kakinada District. 1. The Station House 2. One CC to Sri V Sai Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] 3. TwoCCstoThe Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies RAM r HIGH COURT DATED :01/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4842 of 2025 DISPOSING THE CRLP