APHC010579232025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11256/2025 Between: 1. SAYYAD ABDUL REHMAN @ SAYYED MUJIBAR REHMAN, B/O AMANULLAH, MUSLIM, O/O D. NO. 1-62, NEW KORANGI VILLAGE TALLAREVU MANDAL, E.G. DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, rep. by SHO, M.V.P. Colony Police Station, Rep. by P.P. of AP High Court, Amaravati ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to quash the FIR in relation to the crime No. 444/2019 under Sections 489B, 489C, 420 and 120B IPC, pending trial before the Hon’ble IV Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to dispense with filing of the original certified copy of FIR No. 444/2019 dated 1-12-2019 on the file of IV Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam before this Hon’ble Court and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 2 IA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 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 the proceedings in relation to the crime No. 444/2019 under Sections 489B, 489C, 420 and 120B IPC on the file of the Hon’ble IV Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam and pass such other or orders as the Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and circumstance of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. M K TIRUPAMA DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11256/2025 ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the petitioner/accused No.5, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in FIR in Crime No.444 of 2019 of Muvvalavanipalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, registered under Sections 489-B, 489-C, 420 and 120-b of IPC pending Trial before the Hon’ble IV Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam . 2. Heard Sri R.K.Acharyulu, learned counsel representing Ms.M.K.Tirupama Devi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner herein is A-5. Recently, he came to know about the registration of the case against him arraying him as A-5 in this matter. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that Non-Bailable Warrant has been issued to the petitioner. The petition may be disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the concerned Court and move a regular bail application. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that investigation is pending in this matter. The question of pendency of Non-Bailable Warrant against the petitioner does not arise. 4 5. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that they are withdrawing the contents of the petition regarding the Non-Bailable Warrant. The petition may be disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the concerned Court. 6. Considering the submissions made, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioner being an accused, he can surrender before the concerned Magistrate Court and move a regular bail application. On filing such application, the learned Judge may consider the same and take appropriate decision according to law. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 31.10.2025. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11256/2025 Dated.31.10.2025 UPS 26