APHC010261952024 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: 4254 OF 2024 Between: 1. SUNKESULA CHAITANYA, S/o Venkateswarrao, Aged about 23 Years, Occ Student, R/o 8-113, Lipton Company, Enikepadu.N.T.R District. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep. By its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati, ...Respondent 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 proceedings in Crime No.401/2024 on the file of Patamata P.S., Vijayawada City, Dt:24.05.2024 for alleged offencesU/s 376, 509, 506 R/w 34 I.P.C and Sec. 3(1 )(h)(s),(w)(i)(ii), Sec.3(2)(v) of S.C.&S.T. Act and pass 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 to 2 dispense with filing of certified copy in Crime No.401/2024 on the file of Patamata P.S., Vijayawada City Dt:24.05.2024 for alleged offences U/s 376, 509, 506 R/w 34 I.P.C and Sec. 3(1)(h)(s),(w)(i)(ii), Sec.3(2)(v) of S.C.&S.T. Act pending disposal of the quash petition and pass 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 to stay of all further proceedings including appearance in Crime No.401/2024 on the file of Patamata P.S., Vijayawada City, Dt:24.05.2024 for alleged offencesU/s 376, 509, 506 R/w 34 I.P.C and Sec. 3(1)(h)(s),(w)(i)(ii), Sec.3(2)(v) of S.C.&S.T. Act pending disposal of the quash petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: CHALLA AJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4254 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 (A1), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.401 of 2024 of Patamata Police Station, Vijayawada City District. 2. 2. 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.401 of 2024 of Patamata Police Station, Vijayawada City District, before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 3. 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. 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 PSA 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4254 of 2024 Date: 16.09.2026 PSA