APHC010211152024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE 11th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3228 OF 2024 Between: 1. KUKULAPATI SRINU @ BULLIYYA, S / o. Venkatar ao, Aged about 39 years, Occ Coolie, R/o.D.No.3-215, 3rd Ward, Bhimole Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. 2. Vemuluri Chinna Venkatarao, S/o.Symann, Aged about 61 years, Occ Collie, R/o.D.No.3-126, 3rd Ward, Bhimole Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. 3. Vemuluri Peda Venkatarao,, S/o.Nalla Venkayya, Aged about 52 years, Occ Coolie, R/o.D.No.3-127/A, 3rd ward, Bhimole Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. 4. Kukalapati Seethayya, S/o.Abbulu, Aged about 50 years, Occ Coolie, R/o.D.No.3-40, Ward, Bhimole Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. 5. Chapala Venkat Rao, S/o.Kittaiah, Aged about 56 years, R/o.Bhimole Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. 6. Prathipati Polayya, S/o.Ganga Raju, Aged about 64 years, R/o.Bhimole Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. 7. Prathipati Yesu, S/o.Ankalayya Aged about 65 years, R/o.Bhimole Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. ...Petitioners 2 AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Through Station House Officer, Gopalapuram Police Station, East Godavari District, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, At Amaravathi. 2. Venkateswar Rao Khandavalli, S / o. Ramalingam, Aged about 62 years, R/o.Bhimole Village, Gopalapuram Mandal, East Godavari 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 Courtmay be pleased to quash the proceedings in FIR.No. 188/2023 on the file of the Gopalapuram Police Station, East Godavari District in the interest of justice 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 may be pleased to dispense with the filing of the certified copy of the FIR.No. 188/2023 on the file of the Gopalapuram Police Station, East Godavari District for time being period in the interest of Justice. 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 may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in FIR.No. 188/2023 on the file of the Gopalapuram Police Station, East Godavari District pending disposal of the above Crl.P. in the interest of Justice. Counsel for the Petitioners: P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3228 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 482 Cr.P.C.), has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A2 to A8), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.188 of 2023 of Gopalapuram Police Station, East Godavari District, for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 447, 324, 506 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code. 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.188 of 2023 of Gopalapuram Police Station, East Godavari District, before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 4. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition with a liberty to workout legal remedies, in accordance with the law, if so advised. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, by granting liberty to workout legal remedies, in accordance with the law. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 11.09.2026 KKN 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3228 of 2024 Date: 11.09.2026 KKN