APHC010099562024 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: 1225 OF 2024 Between: 1. B.V.MANOJ KUMAR, S/o B.N. Venugopal Reddy, Aged about 24 years, R/o Hebbini village and Post, MulabagalTaluk, Kolar Dist., KarnatakaState. ...Petitioner AND 1. TH STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Publie Prosecutor, High court of AP, Amaravathi. 2. T Sreenvasulu, S/o Not Known to the petitioner, Age 43 years, Occ Sub Inspector of Police, Padda Panjani Police Station, Pedda Panjani, Chittoor District. ...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 Courtpleased to quash the proceedings against the Petitioner/ A3 in Crime /FIR No. 28/2024 on the file of the Pedda Panjani police station 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 2 pleased to dispensewith the Certify copy of Crime /FIR No. 28/2024 on the file of the Pedda Panjani police station and pass IA NO: 2 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 stay all further proceedings including the arrest of the petitioner / Accused No.3 in Crime /FIR No. 28/2024 on the file of the Pedda Panjani police station, Chittoor District, pending disposal of the Criminasl Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: P V VENKATA RAVI SANKAR and Dr. P.B Reddy Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION No.1225 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 petitioner herein (A3), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.28 of 2024 of Panjani Police Station, Chittoor District, for the offences punishable under Sections 34(a) read with 34(1)(ii) of Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968. 2. At the stage of admission, this Court has not granted any interim order in the instant lis. 3. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent-State, basing on the written instructions, submits that the police have filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.28 of 2024 of Panjani Police Station, Chittoor District, before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 4. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal 4 Petition with a liberty to challenge the charge sheet, in accordance with the law, if so advised. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, by granting liberty to pursue legal remedies, in accordance with the law. 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 104 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1225 of 2024 Date: 16.09.2026 krk