a:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4868 OF 2025 Between: Vatte Ramachandra Reddy, S/o.Pakira Reddy, aged 46 years, Occ; Agriculture, R/o.2/14, Tangeda, Tangeda PO, Tangeda, Guntur District. ...Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State of A.P., Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravati, through the Station House Officer, Dachepalli Police Station, Palnadu District. ...Respondent 2. Rani Medara, W/o.China Mastan, aged 32 years, Occ:Labourer, R/o.Thangeda Village, Dachepalli Mandal, Palnadu District. ...Defacto Complainant/Respondent Petition filed 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 proceedings in Cr.No.73 of 2025 on the file of Dachepalli Police Station, Palnadu District. A- I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/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 all and further proceedings including appearance of the petitioner in Cr.No.73 of 2025 on the file of Dachepalli Police Slation, Palnadu District, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Gouthami Surapareddy, Advocate for Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent No.1 The Court made the following Order; APHC010229092025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4868/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED V Atte Ramachandra Reddy, AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of A P and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.GOUTHAMI SURAPAREDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arrayed as accused in Crime No.73 of 2025, on the file of the Dachepalle Police Station, Palnadu District, for alleged offence under Sections 75(1), 351(2) of BNS and Sections 3(1 )(r), 3(1 )(s), 3(1)(w)(i), 3(1)(w)(ji), 3(2)(va) of SC & ST (POA) Act. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner filed this petition seeking the quashing of the FIR, he has, however, restricted the relief to the extent of directing the Investigating Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the BNS S, and the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar\ 4. The learned Assis ant 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, Dachepalle Police Station, Painadu District, to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) in so far as the petitioner is concerned. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand 5. 6. closed. T (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- K SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII SEeTION OFFieER To, 1. The Station House Officer Dachepalli Police Station, Guntur District. 2. One CC to Sri Gouthami Surapareddy, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two GO'S to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies BSV vna i HIGH COURT DATED:02/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4868 of 2025 5'^' of and«^ V g 13 MAY 2D25 m DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION