APHC010416822024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6700 OF 2024 Between: 1. MARAMREDDY BUCHANNAGARI SRINIVASULA REDDY, alias Yerra Srinu S/o. Bayapu Reddy, aged about 62 years, Occ Contractor, R/o. S. Uppalapadu Village, Jammalamadugu Mandal-516434, Y.S.R. Kadapa District. A.P. 2. Panyam Maheswara Reddy, S/o.Panyam Rama Subba Reddy aged about 37 years. Business, Managing Partner of Harsha Constructions, R/o. D.No.26/1-542, Society Colony, Kanneluru Village-516434, Jammalamadugu Mandal, YSR Kadapa District. A.P. ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. Through Station 2 House officer, Jammalamadugu (U/G) Police Station, Jammalamadugu, YSR Kadapa District. 2. Marthala Venkata Dashava Reddy, S/o.Gurivi Reddy, aged about 61 years. Business, R/o.D.No. 22/3, Nagalakatta Street, Jammalamadugu-516434, YSR Kadapa District. 3. Marthala Jayavardhan Reddy, S/o. Marthala Venkata Dasava Reddy, aged about 33 years. Business, R/o.D.No.22/3, Nagalakatta Street, Jammalamadugu - 516434, YSR Kadapa 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 call for the records relating and in connection with FIR No. 477 of 2024 dated 31-05-2024 registered on the file of Jammalamadugu (U/G) Police Station, Jammalamadugu, YSR Kadapa District for the offences punishable under sections 465, 467, 468, 469, 471, 472, 473, 474, 120-B, R/w. 34 IPC and Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. and quash the same against the petitioners herein/Accused No.2 and 3 3 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 dispense with the filing of the Original/certified copy of the FIR No. 477 of 2024 dated 31-05-2024 registered on the file of Jammalamadugu (U/G) Police Station, Jammalamadugu, YSR Kadapa District 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 grant stay of all Further proceedings including arrest of the petitioners herein in connection with FIR No. 477 of 2024 dated 31-05-2024 registered on the file of Jammalamadugu (U/G) Police Station, Jammalamadugu, YSR Kadapa District pending disposal of the criminal petition and to pass 4 IA NO: 3 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 vacate the interim orders passed in Crl.P.No.6700/2024 dated 25- 09- 2024 in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioners: V NITESH Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6700 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 petitioners herein (A2 & A3), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.477 of 2024 of Jammalamadugu U/G Police Station, YSR Kadapa District. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent- State on written instructions submits that the police referred the FIR in Crime No.477 of 2024 of Jammalamadugu U/G Police Station, YSR Kadapa District as “Civil in Nature” vide C.No.06/SDPO-JMD/2026 dated 17.01.2026 issued by the concerned authority. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners also acceded to the submission made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4. Copy of proceedings in C.No.06/SDPO-JMD/2026 dated 17.01.2026 issued by the concerned authority is made part of the record. 6 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed, as the main criminal case itself was referred as “Mistake of Fact”. 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: 22.09.2026 PSA 7 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6700 of 2024 Date: 22.09.2026 PSA