APHC010315222024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE 15th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5038 OF 2024 Between: 1. Thantepudi George Connelious, s/o Late.Rev.T.Paramanandam, aged about 62 years Occ- Bishop r/o Ajaraiah School Compound Indiragandhi Municipal Stadium Road Vijayawada, NTR District 2. Thantipudi Ravi Kumar, s/o Late.Rev.T.Paramanandam, aged about 54 years Occ- Private r/o Ajaraiah School Compound Indiragandhi Municipal Stadium Road Vijayawada, NTR District 3. Rev.I.Karunanidhi, s/o Indupalli Babu Rao aged about 52 years occ- Pastor r/o H.No.40-1/1-30, Lakshminagar Woodpet, Vijayawada, NTR District 4. Rev.Palle Ramesh, s/o Palle Bhaskar Rao aged about 48 years occ- Pastor r/o St.Thomas Church (CSI) CSI Church St., Pejjonipet, Vijayawada, NTR Dist, ...Petitioners AND 1. Chappidi Abraham, s/o Sri Yesuratnam aged about 79 years r/o 17-24-24 CSI Church St.,Pejjonipet, Vijayawada, NTR Dist.,- 520001 2 2. State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by SHO PS Satyanarayanapuram Vijayawada thru Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi ...Respondents 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 call for the records pertaining to the proceedings in FIR.No.246/2024 dt.04.07.2024 PS Satyanarayanapuram, Vijayawada and consequently quash the same and pass IA NO: 1 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 may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in FIR.No.246/2024 Vijayawada, pending disposal of CrI.P.No., dt.04.07.2024 PS Satyanarayanapuram, /2024 and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: A SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: A SREEDHAR Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5038 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the present Criminal Petition does not survive for further adjudication. 2. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has not disputed the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 3. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 15.09.2026 PSA 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5038 of 2024 Date: 15.09.2026 PSA