APHC010536952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10437/2025 Between: 1. KUCHIPUDI MERI SIVA ALIAS MERI KOTESWARAMMA,, W/O SIMHARA5AILU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 2-42, KUCHIPUDI, GUNTUR - 522313, A.P. 2. KUCHIPUDI SIMHARAYULU,, S/O SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 2-42, KUCHIPUDI, GUNTUR - 522313, A.P. 3. KUCHIPUDI SUNNYBABU,, S/O SIMHARAYULU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 2-42, KUCHIPUDI, GUNTUR - 522313, A.P. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT AMARAVATHI. 2. MERI MANASA, W/O KRANTHI KUMAR,, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, KUCHIPUDI VILLAGE, AMRATHALURU (M), GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522313, A.P. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. LAKSHMI KONDALA RAO K Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court Made the Following Order: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 528 of BNSS has been filed, by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 4, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.225 of 2025 on the file of the Court of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tenali, for the offences under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2 2. Heard Sri Lakshmi Kondala Rao, learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent No.1/State. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the petition may be disposed of dispensing with the presence of the Petitioners before the trial Court. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the presence of the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 4 before the trial Court is dispensed with, except on the specific dates as directed by the trial Court. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________________ Dr. VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 09.10.2025 Asr 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.10437 of 2025 Dt.09.10.2025 Asr