IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4447 OF 2025 Between: Karri Umamaheswara Reddy, S/o.Nagi Reddy, aged 35 years, Occ; Pvt. Employee, R/o.D.No.106, Ramalayam Street, Penumentra Village and Mandal, West Godavari District. ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh., Through PS Deverapalli, Rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. 2. Karri Tejaswini, W/o.Karri Uma Maheswara Reddy, aged 26 years, Occ: Pvt. Employee, R/o.Krishnampalem Village, Deverapalli Mandal, East Godavari District. ...Respondents/Defacto Complainant 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 proceedings in Crime No.238 of 2024 dated 01-08-2024 of P.S..-Deverapalli, East Godavari District against the Petitioner/AccusedNo. 1. air'- I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 i. / - 4' ■./ Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in Crime No.238 of 2024 dated 01-08-2024 of P.S. Deverapalli, East Godavari District against the Petitioner/Accused No.1, pending adjudication 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 N.N. Somendra Reddy, Advocate for Petitioner and the Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent No.1 Assistant Public The Court made the following: 5 ■' i f >- ■ APHC010201572025 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: 4447/2025 Between: Karri Umamaheswara Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. N N SOMENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: > . N /■ 2 CRLP. No.4447 OF 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4447 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner were arraigned as A.1 in Crime No.238 of 2024 of Deverapalli Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the alleged offences under Sections 498-A and 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, on the strength of the complaint of the 2"'^ respondent. 3. It is alleged in the complaint that the petitioner, on account of the marital disputes, the 2"'^ respondent filed a false complaint against the petitioner and other accused. The learned counsel further submits that the offence alleged against the petitioner is 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 petitioner, the Station House Officer, Devarapalli Police Station, East Godavari District, is directed to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, insofar as the petitioner is concerned, for the purpose of investigation in connection with s / 3 CRLP. No.4447 OF 2025 Crime No.238 of 2024. This order would not preclude the 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 stand closed. SD/- A VENU GOPAL RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Devarapalli Police Station, East Godavari District. 2. One CC to Sri N.N.Somendra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC's'to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies BSV AL I v-- - rv V., \ \ HIGH COURT \ \. DATED:24/04/2025 -,'of fe lsM4v?n^ ourrwiu o«ciiou mt ORDER CRLP.No.4447 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION