IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2303 OF 2025 Between: V C Reddappa Chetty, s/o Age 75Years, Occ Cultivation, R/o 1014, Ramya Sadhana, 11th Main, Hampi Nagara, Bangalore-560104 ...Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, By Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP, ... Respondent/Complainant Amaravati 2. K.R.Nagarathnamma, d/o Fathers name not known to Petitioner The Assistant Executive Engineer, Department of Irrigation, IB Section, Chilamathur Sri Sathya Sai Distric ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS 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 quash the proceedings in Cr.No.l7 of 2025 on the file of Chilamathur Police Station, Sri Sathya Sai District r 0^ LA. NO: 1 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 dispense with filing of certified copies of Cr.No.17 of 2025 on the file of Chilamathur Police Station, Sri Sathya Sai District l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition the High Court may be pleased to stay all further the Proceedings in Cr.No.17 of 2025 on the file of Chilamathur Police Station, Sri Sathya Sai District as against the Petitioner, pending disposal of the Quash Petition This Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N Chandra Sekhar Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent No.1. The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010109492025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2303/2025 Between: V C Reddappa Chetty ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. N CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aged about 75 years and is a farmer and that he is alleged to have constructed a pipeline culvert for watering his fields. The 2'^^ respondent has filed a complaint alleging that the petitioner has caused an obstruction to the free flow of water, and the case is registered. 2. Considering the nature of the allegations and the fact that the case is still at the investigation stage, this Court is inclined to dispose of the quash f 2 petition by directing the Station House Officer/Investigating Officer of Chilamathur Police Station, Sri Sathya Sai District, to follow the provisions of Section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is disposed off. There shall be no 3. order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer Chilamathur Police Station, Sri Sathya Sai District 2. One CC to Sri. N Chandra Sekhar Reddy Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies vna HIGH COURT DATED:05/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.2303 of 2025 19 MAR 2025 m Current Section 'k DISPOSING OF THE CRLP