1 APHC010188392024 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: 2705 OF 2024 Between: 1. Rev. Bishop Dr. Joshua Daniel Chegudi @ Rev. Bishop, Dr. Ashok Babu Chegudi S/o Sekhar, Aged about 43 years, R/o Jayanthi Pet, Perala, Chirala, Bapatla District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by it's Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at High Court Buildings, Nelapadu, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Venkata Krishna Sankranthi, S/o Saytynarayana, Aged about 61 years. Commissioner, Municpal Corporation, Eluru, Eluru 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. 104 of 2024 on the file of On the file of Eluru Rural Police Station against the Petitioner/Accused 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 please to dispense with the production of Certified Copy of FIR. No. 104 of 2024 on the file of On the file of Eluru Rural Police Station, Eluru District 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. 104 of 2024 on the file of On the file of Eluru Rural Police Station, against the Petitioner/Accuse including the appearance of the Accused till the disposal of the Quash Petition in the interest of the justice Counsel for the Petitioner: SATHEESH KUMAR EERLA Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2705 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.104 of 2024 of Eluru Rural Police Station for the offences punishable under sections 153a, 153b, 295-A, 505(2) of Indian Penal Code. 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 instructions, submits that the police have filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.104 of 2024 of Eluru Rural Police Station 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. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 16.09.2026 PVS 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2705 of 2024 Date: 16.09.2026 PVS