1 APHC010281642024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE 16th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4508 OF 2024 Between: 1. CHANDHARALA HARI RAMBABU, S/o Venkata Subba Rao, Age 57 years, R/o D.N0.14/297-A, Station Road, Gudivada-521301, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. 2. Dokkumala Srikanth, S/o Prasad, Age 36 years, Suribabu Hospital Road, Gudivada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. ...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 entire proceedings against the petitioner in Crime. No. 182 of 2024 on the file of II Town Police Station, Gudivada, Krishna District, being in abuse of process of law and Court and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2024 2 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 stay all further proceedings in Crime. No. 182 of 2024 on the file of II Town Police Station, Gudivada, Krishna District and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: G RAMA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4508 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 (Accused), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.182 of 2024 of II Town Police Station, Gudivada, Krishna District for the offences punishable under Sections 448 & 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 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.182 of 2024 of II Town Police Station, Gudivada, Krishna District before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 4. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition with a liberty to challenge the charge sheet, in accordance with the law, if so advised. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, by granting liberty to pursue legal remedies, in accordance with the law. 4 Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 16.09.2026 PVS 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4508 of 2024 Date: 16.09.2026 PVS 6