IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI THURSDAY ,THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4885 OF 2025 Between: 1. Muddurayulu, SI o Lingamanenivaru Aged 70 years, Occ Agriculturist ...Petitioner / Accused No.1 2. Kumara Krishna, S/o Muddurayulu, Aged 47 years, Occ Agriculturist, ...Petitioner / Accused No.2 3. Kumara Kishore, S/o Muddurayulu, Aged 46 years, Occ Agriculturist, ...Petitioner / Accused No.3 4. M.Venkatesh, S/o M. Chengaiah, Aged 27 years, Occ Agriculturist, ...Petitioner/Accused No.4 5. P.Sivaiah, S/o P.SambaSivaiah, Aged 31 years. Occ Agriculturist, ...Petitioner/Accused No.6 6. N. Sankar, S/o N.Subramanyam, Aged 40 years, Occ Agriculturist ...Petitioner / Accused No.9 (Nos 1 to 6 are resident of Krishnapuram village, Renigunta Mandal, Tirupati District) ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravathi, Velagapudi. 2. Cherukula Suguna, W/o C.Subramanyam, Aged 50 years, Occ House wife. Resident of Krishnapuram village Renigunta Mandal, Tirupati District ...Respondents Petition under Section 528 of BNSS Act, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Griminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the Crime No.114/2025, on the file of Renigunta P.S.,Tirupati District. I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 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 in Crime No. 114/2025, of Renigunta P.S.,Tirupati District. This Petition coming on for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri V Venkata Mayur, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor behalf of the Respondent No. 1. and None Appeared for the Respondent No. 2. on The Court made the following: APHC010219632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) m [3457] THURSDAY ,THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4885/2025 Between: Muddurayulu and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.VVENKATAMAYUR I Counsel for the Respondent/complainant{S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9 in Crime No. 114 of 2025, on the file of the Renigunta Police Station, Tirupati district, for alleged offence under Sections 329(3), 324(4), 115(2), 118(1), 351(2), 74, 79, 303(2) read with 3(5) of BNS Act. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) 2. r Though the learned counsel for the petitioners filed this petition' 'm 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\ The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that he has objection to give such a direction. The criminal petition is disposed of by directing the Station House Officer, Renigunta Police Station, Tirupati district, to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”) in so far as the petitioners are concerned. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions,J| any, shall stand 3. 4. no 5. as closed. T (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- A. VENU GOPAL RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Office.Renigunta P.S. 2. OneCCto Sri. VVenkata Mayur, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor. High Court of Andhra 4. Three CD Copies Tirupati District. Pradesh [OUT] PR PRK HIGH COURT DATED:01/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4885 of 2025 DISPOSING THE CRLP