APHC010107202024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] WEDNESDAY, THE 9th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1381/2024 Between: 1. BOGAVILLI SRINIVASA GUPTA, S/O VENKATA RAMANAMURTHY, AGE 55 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, OPPOSITE MRO OFFICE, MAIN FLOAD, CHODAVARAM, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 2. BOGAVILLI KAVITHA,, W/O SRINIVAS GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, OPPOSITE MRO OFFICE. MAIN ROAD, CHODAVARAM, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. PADAMATA VENKATA RAJU, S/O LATE MALLESWARA RAO, AGE 53 YEARS, SRI LAKSHMI STEELS CORPORATION, R/O 0PP. MRO OFFICE, CHODAVARAM. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 charge sheet in C.C.No.l248 of 2022 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge Court Cum Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chodavaram against the petitioners 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 including appearance of petitioners in C.C.No.l248 of 2022 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge Court Cum Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chodavaram pending disposal of quash petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. T V SRI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. KUNTAMUKKALA SAI SREE SANJAY 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1381 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 (A1 and A2), seeking to quash the proceedings in CC No.1248 of 2022 before the Principal Junior Civil Judge Court -cum- Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chodavaram, relating to Crime No.12 of 2022 on the file of Chodavaram Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 506, 509 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. At the stage of admission, this Court has not granted any interim order in the instant lis. 3. None represented for the petitioners. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent-State, basing on the written instructions, submits that the case against the accused Nos.1 and 2 is settled before Lok Adalat on 08.03.2025. He also furnished copy of Lok Adalat settlement, which shows that ‘case against the accused was compromised’. The same are made as part of record. 4 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 09.09.2026 vnb 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1381 of 2024 Date: 09.09.2026 vnb