APHC010383022024 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: 6127 OF 2024 Between: 1. T SREENIVASULU, S/o. T. Narasimhulu, Aged about 44 years, Occ working as Deputy Collector at AP Martine Board, Kavali, Tahsildar formerly of Gorantla Mandal, O/o. AP Martine Board, Kavali, Nellore District, R/o. D.No. 18-1-154, Neluganti Street, Anantapur. 2. E. Rama Mohan,, S/o. E. Venkata Ramudu, Aged about 34 years, Occ Village Revenue Officer (VRO), O/o. Tahsildar, Hindupur, Hindupur Town, Sri Satya Sai District Erstwhile Anantapur District, R/o. D.No.2/135, Jagarajupalli, Puttaparthy Mandal, Sri Satya Sai District Erstwhile Anantapur District. ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, through SHO, Gorantla PS, Sri Satya Sai District, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., at Amaravati. 2. V Ramanajaneya Reddy, S/o. Not known to petitioners Aged about 64 years, Occ Retired Tahsildar, O/o. Tahsildar, Gorantla, Gorantla Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District Erstwhile Anantapur District. R/o.D.No.12-3-302, Behind Indoor Stadium, Ashok Nagar, Anantapur Town, Anantapur District -515001. ...Respondents 2 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.538 of 2020, dated 21.11.2020 on the file of Gorantla P.S., Gorantla, Sri Sathya Sai District Erstwhile Anantapur District against the petitioners herein 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 dispense with the filing of the certified copy of FIR No.538 of 2020, dated 21.11.2020 on the file of Gorantla P.S.Gorantla, Sri Sathya Sai District Erstwhile Anantapur District and pass 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 pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in FIR No.538 of 2020, dated 21.11.2020 on the file of Gorantla P.S., Gorantla, Sri Sathya Sai District Erstwhile Anantapur District, pending disposal of Criminal Petition, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioners: P NARAHARI BABU Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6127 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 petitioner herein (A6 & A7), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.558 of 2020 of Gorantla Police Station, Anantapuramu District. 2. At the stage of admission, this Court has not granted interim stay in respect of investigation of the criminal case. 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.558 of 2020 of Gorantla Police Station, Anantapuramu 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 challenge the charge sheet, in accordance with the law. 4 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, by granting liberty to pursue legal remedies, 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: 6127 of 2024 Date: 21.09.2026 PSA