::1:: APHC010311362025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6442 OF 2025 Between: 1. Konakandia Lakshmi @ Rama Lakshmi,, W/o Radha Krishna Murthy, aged 54 years, R/o D.No. 9-10-29, Beside Bhaskar Deluxe, Kothapet, Guntur (A2) 2. Konakandia Radha Krishna Murthy,, S/o Hanumaiah, aged 60 years, R/o D.No. 9-10-29, Beside Bhaskar Deluxe Kothapet, Guntur (A3) 3. Alapati Sai Prasanna Kumar @ Prasanna Kumar,, S/o Suresh Gupta, aged 30 years. Chartered Accountant R/o 3rd Lane, Nehru Nagar, Guntur (A4) ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by Inspector of Police, Mahila Police Station, Guntur Through Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati 2. Guggilam Meghana Sri, W/o Konakandia Sai Kumar, aged 28 years, R/o 2/6 Lane, Saikrishna Nagar, Sangadigunta, Indira Priya Darshini Colony, Lalapet, Guntur ...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 ::2:: C.C. No. 544 of 2025 on the file of learned IV Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur against the petitioners/accused No. 2 to 4 and to 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 may be pleased to stay all further proceedings including the appearance of the Petitioners/Accused No. 2 to 4 in C.C. No. 544 of 2025 on the file of learned IV Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur pending disposal of the main criminal petition and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 permit the petitioners to amend the Criminal Petition, the affidavit filed in support thereof and the connected interlocutory prayer, wherever the Calendar Case number is shown as "C.C. No.544 of 2025", by substituting and reading the same as "C.C. No.548 of 2025", and consequently permit the necessary correction in the record of Crl.P.No.6442 of 2025, and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: BULLA SAMBASIVA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ::3:: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6442 of 2025 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A2 to A4), seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C No.544 of 2025 on the file of IV Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur, for the offences punishable under Section 85, 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Sri Bulla Sambasiva Rao, learned counsel for petitioners, submits that, owing to an inadvertent error in the prayer, he seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition, with liberty to work out appropriate legal remedies, in accordance with law. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, leaving it open to the petitioners to work out their appropriate legal remedies in accordance with law. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 22.09.2026 KRK ::4:: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 76 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6442 of 2025 Date: 22.09.2026 KRK