APHC010012502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE 17th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 406 OF 2025 Between: 1. Ramesh Gaikwad,, S/o. Late Hanumantharao, Aged about 55 years, Business, R/o -4-549/38/1 A. Nethaji Nagar, Yerragadda, Hyderabad ,Telangana State ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of A P, rep by its Public Prosecutor Having office in High Court of A.P Buildings Nelapadu village, Amaravati. 2. The Station House officer Inspector of Police, 1 town Police Station, Narasaraopet Town, Rep by its S.H.O. office at Varavakatta .Narasaraopet Town. 3. Gali Sushma, D/o. Late Mikale Bashapathi, Aged about 40 years, Resident of 6-3-662/19/A,2nd Floor.Flat No 104, Devasuthi Nilayam Jafer Ali Beg.Yeeramanjil, Hyderabad .Telangana state. ...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 quash the FIR.No.23 of 2024 on the file of the I Town Police Station, Narasaraopet against the petitioner/ Accused and pass 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 of all further proceedings including coercive steps action by the respondent No.2 against the petitioner /Accused in FIR.No.23 of 2024 on the file of the I Town Police Station, Narasaraopet, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: G SUDHEER KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: RAMA MOHAN RAO KOTHA Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 406 of 2025 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 (Accused), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.23 of 2024 of Narasaraopet I Police Station, Palnadu District, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 427 & 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 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 on written instructions submits that the police referred the FIR in Crime No.23 of 2024 of Narasaraopet I Police Station, Palnadu District as “Civil in Nature” vide C.No.125/Ref/ SDPO-NRT/2025 dated 24.03.2025 issued by the concerned authority. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner also acceded to the submission made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed, as the main criminal case itself was referred as “Civil in Nature”. However, it is made clear that all the remedies are left open to the respective parties to proceed, in accordance with the law. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 17.09.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 406 of 2025 Date: 17.09.2026 PSA