APHC010171372025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 29 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3708/2025 Between: 1. GUNDREDDI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O NARASIMHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YRS., R/O. D. N UPPALGOODA, HYDERABAD. 2. MALISETTI SUBBA RAO,, S/O LATE VENKATA NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YRS., R/O. GANAPAVARAM VILLAGE, NADENDIA MANDAL, PALNADU 3. MALISETTI VIJAYALAKSHMI @ VIJAYAMMA, W/O SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOLUT 58 YRS., R/O.GANAPAVARAM VILLAGE, NADENDLA MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THANNEERU JYOTHSNA RANI, W/O YRS., KOPPURAVURU VILLAGE, PEDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. Petition under Section 482 of circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds High Court may be pleased to call the file of Hon’ble VI Addit consequently quash the same as IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 29th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3708/2025 GUNDREDDI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O NARASIMHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YRS., R/O. D. NO.4-44/133, MANIKONDA VILLAGE, HYDERABAD. MALISETTI SUBBA RAO,, S/O LATE VENKATA NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YRS., R/O. GANAPAVARAM VILLAGE, NADENDIA MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT. MALISETTI VIJAYALAKSHMI @ VIJAYAMMA, W/O SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOLUT 58 YRS., R/O.GANAPAVARAM VILLAGE, NADENDLA MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THANNEERU JYOTHSNA RANI, W/O NAGA GOPI, AGED ABOUT 24 KOPPURAVURU VILLAGE, PEDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): der Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the d in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the may be pleased to call for the records in C.C.No.2790 of 2024 on of Hon’ble VI Additional Junior Civil Judge Court at Guntu consequently quash the same as against the petitioner's/Accused No.5 to 7 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3504] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM GUNDREDDI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O NARASIMHA RAO, AGED 44/133, MANIKONDA VILLAGE, MALISETTI SUBBA RAO,, S/O LATE VENKATA NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YRS., R/O. GANAPAVARAM VILLAGE, NADENDIA MALISETTI VIJAYALAKSHMI @ VIJAYAMMA, W/O SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOLUT 58 YRS., R/O.GANAPAVARAM VILLAGE, NADENDLA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC ANDHRA PRADESH, NAGA GOPI, AGED ABOUT 24 KOPPURAVURU VILLAGE, PEDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): and 528 of BNSS praying that in the of Criminal Petition, the .C.No.2790 of 2024 on at Guntur and against the petitioner's/Accused No.5 to 7 2 MRK,J Crl.P.No.3708 of 2025 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 the original certified copy of in CC.No.2790 of 2024 on the file of the VI Additional Junior Civil Judge Court at Guntur before this Hon'ble Court and pass 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 of all further proceedings including the appearance of the petitioner’s/Accused No.5 to 7 in CC.No.2790 of 2024 on the file of the Hon'ble VI Additional Junior Civil Judge Court at Guntur pending disposal of this quash petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. PILLIX LAW FIRM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. POKALA ADISESHU BABU 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 MRK,J Crl.P.No.3708 of 2025 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, corresponding to Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein, seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2790 of 2024 on the file of the Court of VI Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur, wherein they were charged with the offences punishable under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition, in view of the subsequent events in the instant case. 3. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has not disputed the said submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 4. In view of the above submissions made by respective parties, this Court is inclined to accord the permission to withdraw the lis. 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Dated: 29.09.2026 MDP