APHC010306952024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE 16th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5219 OF 2024 Between: 1. GOLLA PUSHPAVATHI, W/o Mahesh @ Maheswara Rao, Aged about 58 Years, R/o Lawyer Street, Kothapet, Vinukonda. 2. Golla Mahesh @ Maheswara Rao,, S/o Ranga Rao, Aged about 64 Years, R/o Lawyer Street, Kothapet, Vinukonda. 3. Desu Jyotsna,, W/o Srinivasa Rao, Aged about 42 years, R/o Suresh Mahal Street, Vinukonda. 4. Desu Srinivasa Rao,, S/o Venkateswarlu, Aged about 53 Years, Suresh Mahal Street, Vinukonda. 5. Golla Rajesh Kumar, S/o Mahesh @ Maheswara Rao, Aged about 40 Years, R/o Kothapet, Vinukonda. 6. Ravva Sirisha, W/o Golla Rajesh Kumar, Aged about 35 Years, R/o Kothapet, Vinukonda. ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. 2. Golla Bindu Priya, W/o Kiran Kumar, Aged about 40 Years, R/o Chowthra Center, Chilakaluripet Town, Andhra Pradesh. Phone Number 9885353721. ...Respondents Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the 2 Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to Quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.484 of 2022 on the file of the Learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chilakaluripeta, for the offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, arising out of Crime No.174 of 2022 on the file of the Chilakaluripeta Urban Police Station, as against the Petitioners herein/Accused Nos.2 - 7, in the interest of equity and Justice, while exercising its inherent Jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. 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 pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings, in C.C.No. 484 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Junior Civil .fudge Chilakaluripeta, including appearance of the Petitioners herein/Accused Nos. 2 to 7, pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: VIVEKANANDA VIRUPAKSHA Counsel for the Respondents: THOTA RAMAKOTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5219 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A2 to A7), seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.484 of 2022 on the file of Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chilakaluripeta, for the offences punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor basing on the written instructions states that, pending the Criminal Petition, the police filed charge sheet and the same was numbered as CC No.484 of 2022, on the file of the Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chilakaluripeta and the same was settled before the Lok Adalat vide Award dated 11.07.2026 before the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chilakaluripeta. 3. Copy of written instructions dated 11.09.2026 furnished by Sub-Inspector of Police, Chilakaluripeta Urban Police Station, 4 Palnadu District along with eCourts case status is made part of the record. 4. Learned counsel for petitioners has not disputed the submissions made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is closed, as the main case before trial Court was settled by the respective parties. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 16.09.2026 KRK 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 75 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5219 of 2024 Date: 16.09.2026 KRK