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2026 DAILYLAW 12054 (AP)

K. VENUGOPAL v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

CRLP/9320/2025 · 2026-09-29

Maheswara Rao Kuncheam

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1 APHC010460572025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] THURSDAY, THE 1st DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9320/2025 Between: 1. K. VENUGOPAL, S/O LATE K.S. MUNIRATNAM R/O 19-5-57/6, GANDHIPURAM TIRUPATI URBAN MANDAL TIRUPATI DISTRICT, A.P ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR A.P. HIGH COURT AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE TAHASILDHAR, RENIGUNTA TIRUPATI DIST, A.P 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RENIGUNTA PS TIRUPATI DIST, A.P ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 pleased to Quash the FIR No.48 of 2025, dt. 11.03.2025 on the file of Renigunta Police Station, Tirupati District, and 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 to dispense with filing of Certified Copy of the F.I.RNo.48 of 2025, dt. 11,03.2025 on the file of Reniguntsa Police Station, Tirupati District, in the interest of justice, and pass 2 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 to stay all further proceedings including arrest of the petitioners in F.I.RNo.48 of 2025, dt.11.03.2025 on the file of Renigunta Police Station. Tirupati District, pending disposal of the above criminal petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. MADUGULA AKHIL Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9320 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 (Accused), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.48 of 2025 dated 11.03.2025 of Renigunta Police Station, Tirupati District, for the offences punishable under Sections 338(3), 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. At the stage of admission, this Court has not granted any interim order in the instant lis. 3. Sri K.Sandeep, learned Aassistant 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.48 of 2025 dated 11.03.2025 of Renigunta Police Station, Tirupati District, before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 4. At that juncture, Sri M.Akhil, learned counsel representing Sri A.M.Krishna, counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition with a liberty to challenge the charge sheet. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, by granting liberty to work out his legal remedies, in accordance with the law. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 30.09.2026 RMR 4 133 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9320 of 2025 Date: 30.09.2026 RMR