1 APHC010154182024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE 15th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2253 OF 2024 Between: 1. SHAKEEL AHAMMAD, Shakeel Ahamed as per Aadhar Card) S/o. Sathik Basha, aged 25 years, R/o. 458, Ward 1, Mulianagar, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - 606 701. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Disha UPS, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati 2. K Shaheen, (Shaheen Syed Kaja as per Aadhar Card), W/o. Shakeel Ahannad, aged 25 years, R/o. Presently residing at H.No.779, Govt. Hospital Road, Rajeev Nagar Colony, Vizianagaram Town, Vizianagaram 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 Courtpleased to quash the FIR in Crime No. 15 of 2024 dated 14.02.2024 of Disha UPS, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District insofar as the Petitioner/Accused No.l herein is concerned and to pass 2 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 filing of certified copy of the proceedings in Crime No. 15 of 2024 on the file of the Disha UPS, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram 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 pleased to stay all further proceedings in Crime No. 15 of 2024 dated 14.02.2024 of Disha UPS, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District insofar as the including arrest of the Petitioner/Accused No.l herein is concerned pending disposal of the Criminal Petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: ANCHA PANDURANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2253 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.15 of 2024 of Disha UPS, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 506 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. At the stage of admission, this Court has not granted any interim order in the instant lis. 3. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent- State, basing on instructions, submits that the police have filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.15 of 2024 of Disha UPS, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram 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. 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: 15.09.2026 PVS 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2253 of 2024 Date: 15.09.2026 PVS