1 APHC010078162025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1724/2025 Between: 1. KURUVA MALLESHWARI, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O CHINNA TEKURU VILLAGE, KALLUR MANDAL KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2. KURUVA MAHENDRA, S/O ANJANEYULU AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS R/O CHINNA TEKURU VILLAGE, KALLUR MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, THROUGH ULINDAKONDA P.S., KURNOOL DISTRICT 2. VAGGU MAHALAKSHMI, W/O VAGGU RAMUDU AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O CHINNA TEKURU VILLAGE, KALLUR MANDAL KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...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 may be pleased to quash all proceedings in the C.C.No.1349 of 2023 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, For Special Mobile Court, Kurnool, against the Petitioners/ Accused No.1 and 2 and pass such other order or orders. 2 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 may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in C.C. No. 1349 of 2023 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, For Special Mobile Court, Kurnool, against the Petitioners and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. K V RAGHU VEER Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. VARUN BYREDDY 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER : Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent-State and Sri Varun Byreddy, learned counsel for respondent No.2. 2. The challenge in the present petition is regarding the cognizance order which was passed by the learned Magistrate taking cognizance for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 354, 509 and 506 r/w 34 IPC against A2. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petition may be disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the impugned order of cognizance by preferring revision. 3 4. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioners are at liberty to work out their remedies according to law by preferring revision against the impugned order passed by the learned Magistrate taking cognizance. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 23.07.2025 ARR 4 242 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1724/2025 Dt. 23.07.2025 ARR