APHC010080052025 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: 1749 OF 2025 Between: 1. B. Bhaskar,, S/o. late B. Ganganna, Advocate, Aged about 68 years, r/o. 44/6-4, Vijayanagar Colony, Chemmumiyapeta, Kadapa City, YSR District. ...Petitioner AND 1. N Manoj Reddy, Commissioner, Kadapa Municipal Corporation, Kadapa. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court Buildings, 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 quash the proceedings in FIR No. 20 of 2025, dated 11-02-2025 on the file of I Town U/G PS, Kadapa as against the petitioner herein 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 dispense with filing of the certified copy of the complaint in FIR No. 20 of 2025, dated 11-02-2025 on the file of I Town U/G PS, Kadapa and pass IA NO: 2 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 all further proceeding including arrest of the petitioner in FIR No. 20 of 2025, dated 11-02-2025 on the file of I Town U/G PS, Kadapa pending the Criminal Petition before this Hon'ble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: RAJA REDDY KONETI Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1749 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 (A1), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.20 of 2025 of I Town UG Police Station, Kadapa District, for the offences punishable under Sections 61(2), 318(4), 316(2), 316(5), 336(3), 340 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. 2. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent-State on written instructions submits that the police referred the FIR in Crime No.20 of 2025 of I Town UG Police Station, Kadapa District as “Civil in Nature” vide C.No.206/SDPO- KDP/2026 dated 30.06.2026 issued by the concerned authority. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner also acceded to the submission made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4. C.No.206/SDPO-KDP/2026 dated 30.06.2026 issued by the concerned authority is made part of the record. 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: 1749 of 2025 Date: 17.09.2026 PSA