APHC010311812024 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: 5070 OF 2024 Between: 1. SMT SEELAM VENKATA RAMANA, W/o Govindu, aged about 36 years, R/o 1-29, Murthizapuram Village, Nuzendia Mandal, Palnadu District. ...Petitioner AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Through SHO,Inavolu PS, Palnadu District 2. Sri G Vidya Sagar, Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildar Vinukonda,Palnadu 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 F.I.R.No. 65 of 2024 of Inavolu Police Station, Palnadu District and pass such 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 may be pleased to dispense with the filing of the certified copy of F.I.R.No. 65 of 2024 of Inavolu Police Station, Palnadu District and pass such 2 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 stay all further proceedings in F.I.R.No. 65 of 2024 of Inavolu Police Station, Palnadu District including arrest of the petitioner, pending disposal of the criminal petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: KOCHIRI RAJA SHEKAR Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5070 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.65 of 2024 of Inavolu Police Station, Palnadu District for the offences punishable under Section 318(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. 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.65 of 2024 of Inavolu Police Station, Palnadu 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 4 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 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5070 of 2024 Date: 16.09.2026 PVS