APHC010171512026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE 21st DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2802 OF 2026 Between: 1. MUVVA VENKATESWARA RAO, S/o M. Sankara Rao, Aged about 65 years, Occ. Retired Senior Assistant, Residing at Plot no.97, Street no.6, Satyasagar colony, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad, Telangana State. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by it's Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. at Amaravati. 2. Medical Officer, Community Health Centre, Chilakaluripet, Guntur District-522616. ...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 pleased to call for the records in FIR in Crime No. 263 of 2006 of Chilakaluripet Police Station, Palnadu District and quash the same against the Petitioner/Accused and to pass 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 dispense with the filing of certified copies FIR in Crime No. 263 of 2006 of Chilakaluripet Police Station Planadu District, and to pass IA NO: 2 OF 2026 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 to grant stay of all further proceedings against the Petitioner/Accused in FIR in Crime No. 263 of 2006 of Chilakaluripet Police Station Planadu District and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: O UDAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2802 of 2026 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.263 of 2006 of Chilakaluripet Town Police Station, Palnadu District. 2. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent-State on written instructions of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Chilakaluripet Police Station, Palnadu District submits that the police referred the FIR in Crime No.263 of 2006 of Chilakaluripet Town Police Station, Palnadu District as “Mistake of Fact” on 31.10.2006 issued by the concerned authority. 3. Written instructions of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Chilakaluripet Police Station, Palnadu District is made part of the record. 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 “Mistake of Fact”. 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: 21.09.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2802 of 2026 Date: 21.09.2026 PSA