APHC010010802025 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: 682 OF 2025 Between: 1. K. DEVENDRA REDDY, S/o Raja Reddy, Major, R/o Peddarajupalle Village, Sathambakam Panchayat, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District. 2. K. Raja Reddy,, S/o Late Muni Reddy, Major, R/o Peddarajupalle Village, Sathambakam Panchayat, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District. 3. K. Vanajakshi,, W/o Raja Reddy, Major, R/o Peddarajupalle Village, Sathambakam Panchayat, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District. 4. P. Somasekhar Reddy,, S/o Buchi Reddy, Major, R/o Peddarajupalle Village, Sathambakam Panchayat, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District. 5. P. Manjula,, W/o Somasekhar Reddy, Major, R/o Peddarajupalle Village, Sathambakam Panchayat, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District. ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by SHO, Penumur Police Station, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. 2 2. E Praveen Kumar, S/o Munirathnam Reddy, Aged about 31 years, R/o Peddarajupalle Village, Sathambakam Panchayat, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor 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 Courtpleased to quash the FIR No. 133/2024 dt.8-11- 2024 registered under Sections 329(3), 126(2), 351(2) r/w 3(5) BNS the file of Penumur Police Station, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District as same is abuse of process of law and to meet the ends of justice and pass 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 pleased to STAY all further proceedings including the arrest of the Petitioners/Accu sed 1 to 5 in FIR No.133/2024 dt.8-11-2024 registered under Sections 329(3), 126(2), 351(2) r/w 3(5) BNS on the file of Penumur Police Station, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: N V MOHANA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Counsel for the Respondents: M VENKATA RAMANA REDDY 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 682 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 petitioners herein (A1 to A5), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.133 of 2024 of the Penumur Police Station, Chittoor District. 2. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor basing on the written instructions of states that, pending the Criminal Petition, police filed charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.133 of 2024 of the Penumur Police Station, Chittoor District and the same was CC No.462 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate-cum-Special Mobile Court, Chittoor District, was settled before Lok Adalat vide Award dated 13.12.2025. 3. Copy of e-Court Status of CC No.462 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate-cum-Special Mobile Court, Chittoor District is made part of the record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has not disputed the submission made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is closed, as the main CC itself was settled before Lok Adalat. 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: 682 of 2025 Date: 21.09.2026 PSA