APHC010424282025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] SATURDAY, THE 19th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8544/2025 Between: 1. M NAGI REDDY, S/O LATE MUSAL REDDY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS. PLOT NO.504, SESHADRI RESIDENCY DOOR NO. 1/2332-9, APHB COLONY, KADAPA CITY, Y.S.R. DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, rep., by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Adhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT 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 call for the records in FIR.No.20 of 2025 dated 11.02.2025 on the file of the Kadapa I Town U/G Police Station, Kadapa, YSR District, and quash the same and pass such 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 2 be pleased to dispense with filing the certified copy of the FIR.No.20 of 2025on the file of the Kadapa I Town U/G Police Station, Kadapa, YSR District, pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition and pass any order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interests of justice. IA NO: 2 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 in FIR.No.20 of 2025 on the file of the Kadapa I Town U/G Police Station, Kadapa, YSR District, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8544 of 2025 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 (A3), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.20 of 2025 of Kadapa I Town Police Station, Kadapa District, for the offences punishable under Section 61(2), 318(4), 316(2), 316(5), 336(3) and 240 r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. 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 on written instructions submits that the police referred the FIR in Crime No. 20 of 2025 of Kadapa I Town Police Station, Kadapa District as “Civil in Nature” vide RC.No.206/SDPO-KDP/2026, dated 30.06.2026 issued by the concerned authority. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner also acceded to the submission made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed, as the main criminal case itself was referred as “Civil in Nature”. However, it is made clear that all the remedies are left open to the respective parties to proceed, in accordance with the law. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 19.09.2026 vnb 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8544 of 2025 Date: 19.09.2026 vnb