APHC010566712024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9150/2024 Between: 1. KOTTANA ARJUN PRASAD, S/O KOOTTANA DEMUDU AGED 37 YEARS R/O CHALUMURUVARI KALALU, JAMI VILLAGE VIZIANAGARAM NOW A SEATTLE CITY,WASHINGTON STATE,USA REP BY ITS GPA HOLDER KOTTANA URMILA W/O MURLI KRISHNA AGED ABT 37 YEARS R/O FLAT NO 501 POTIURI ORCHID HOME APARTMENTS,BAKKANNAPALERN ,P.M.PALEM,VISAKHAPATNAM ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. STATE, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR THE STATE OF ANDHRAPRADESH ,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT AMARAVATHI. 2. RONGALI SRUJANAKOTTANA SRUJANA, W/O KOTTANA ARJUNA PRASAD,AGED ABOUAT 32 YEARS R/O FLAT NO.1,DHANISTHA APARTMENTS,PALACE LAYOUT, PEDAWALTAIR,VISAKHAPATNAM. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 proceedings in C.C No.113/2024 on the file of I Addl. Chief metropolitan Magistrate at Visakhapatnam and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 2 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 pleased to dispense with filing of the original certified copy of CC No.113 /2024 on the file of I Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Visakhapatnam and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2024 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 pleased to stay all further proceedings including appearance in C.C No.113/2024 on the file of I Addl.chief metropolitan Magistrate at Visakhapatnam,pending disposal of the petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. M. SAPTHAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PAMARTHI KAMESWARA RAO 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9150/2024 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.1, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in C.C.No.113 of 2024 on the file of learned I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 506 of IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri M. Sapthagiri, learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks the permission of this Court to withdraw the present petition. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State is in attendance. 5. In that view of the matter, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 21.11.2025. UPS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9150/2024 Dated.21.11.2025 UPS 162