IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1981 OF 2025 Between: P.Reddeppa @ Reddeppa Naidu, S/o.Venkatappa, aged 76 years, R/o. Pitchalavandlapalle, H/o. Ponnotipalem Village, Madanapalle Mandal, Annamayya District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by public prosecutor High Court, Amaravathi. 2. YelakaPalli Reddamma, W/o. Y. Narasimhulu, Aged about 56 years, R/o. PitchalaVandlaPalli Village, H/o. PonnopiPalem, Madanapalli Rural Mandal, Annamaiah District, A.P. ...Respondents Petition under Section 528 of BNSS 2023, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the FIR in Crime No.31/2025 on the file of the SHO, Madanapalle Rural Police Station, Annamayya District, Andhra Pradesh. LA. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in Crime No.31/2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Madanapalli Rural Police Station, Annamaiah District, Andhra Pradesh, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri D Kodandarami Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No. 2 The Court made the following: APHC010093162025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1981/2025 Between: P.reddeppa @ Reddeppa Naidu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.D KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: The petitioner is arraigned as the accused in Crime No.31 of 2025 of Madanapalle Rural Police Station for the alleged offences under Section 108 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and Sections 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC & ST) Prevention of Atrocities (POA) Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is alleged to have abetted the suicide of one Narsimhulu. It is submitted that the 2^^ respondent (the complainant) has filed a 2. r . 2 complaint before the Station House Officer, Madanapalle Town Rural Police Station on 04.02.2025. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that, as per the complaint, the 2"^ respondent had admitted that that there have been disputes between the families of the 2"'^ respondent and the petitioner for the last twenty years. These disputes relate to the granting of access to the lands of the 2^^ respondent. It is also stated in the complaint that the de facto complainant’s husband had been attempting to secure access to his agricultural land, which the petitioner allegedly obstructed and denied. It is further stated in the complaint that she suspects the petitioner’s involvement in the death of her husband. 4. Initially, the police registered a case under Section 194 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). However, the charges were later amended to include Section 108 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and Sections 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC & ST) Prevention of Atrocities (POA) Act. 5. On the last day of hearing, this Court requested the learned Public Prosecutor to ascertain the cause of death. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Assistant Prosecutor submitted that the husband of the petitioner had committed suicide. 3 6. Considering the nature of the allegations in the complaint and the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the Station House Officer, Madanamm Police Station to expedite in investigation in Crime No.31 of 2025. petitioner is directed to cooperate with the investigation. As long as the petitioner cooperates with the investigation, the investigating officer shall not take any coercive steps against the petitioner. The 7. With these observations, the criminal petition is disposed off. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any shall stand closqd. Sd/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Madanapalle Rural District. 2. One CC to Sri D. Kodandarami Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC's to The Public Prosecutor, High Court Amaravati [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies Police Station, Chittoor of Andhra Pradesh at SAM sree ”\ HIGH COURT DATED:03/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.1981 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRLP