APHC010229502026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3560] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3594/2026 Between: 1. GANTI SRINU, S/O MULASWAMY,AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, D.NO.5- 9,NEAR SC COMMUNITY HALL,MULASTANA AGRAHARAM, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT 2. GANTI GANGALU, W/O MULASWAMY,AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, D.NO.5-9,NEAR SC COMMUNITY HALL,MULASTANA AGRAHARAM, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 3. BADUGU VENKATA LAKSHMI, W/O ABBULU,AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, D.NO.5-8,POTTILANKA VILLAGE, KADIYAM MANDAL, E.G.DT. 4. BADUGU ABBULU, S/O CHINA SATTIRAJU,AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, D.NO.5-8,POTTILANKA VILLAGE, KADIYAM MANDAL, E.G.DT. 5. GANTI CHINNA SRINU, S/O MULASWAMY,AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,C/O KARRI JANARDHAN REDDY,D.NO.3-167/2, JONNADA,DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI. 2. GANTI SUJATHA, W/O SRINU,AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, D.NO. 12- 78,RAMAKRISHNA COLONY, UNDRAJAVARAM VILLAGE,UNDRAJAVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 Court pleased to quash the proceedings against the Petitioners in Crime No.64 of 2026 dated 22-03-2026 on the file of the Undrajavaram Police Station including all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 Pleased to dispense with the filing of the certified copy of the Crime No.64 of 2026 dated 22-03-2026 on the file of the Undrajavaram Police Station and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2026 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 the further proceedings against the Petitioners/ Accused A1 to A5 in Crime No.64 of 2026 dated 22- 03-2026 on the file of the Undrajavaram Police Station including all consequential proceedings arising therefrom and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. DANDANGI NARASIMHA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3594/2026 ORDER: 1. The petitioners seek for quashment of F.I.R. being F.I.R. No.64 of 2026, dt.22.03.2026, of Undrajavaram Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 85 read with 3(5) of B.N.S and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioners are arrayed as A.1 to A.5. 2. During the course of hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that investigation in F.I.R. No.64 of 2026 was ended in filing charge sheet vide C.C. No.286 of 2026 before the II Additional Junior Civil Judge-Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tanuku. 3. In pursuance of the recent developments, it appears, the petitioner may challenge the charge sheet, if so advised. 4. Accordingly, instant criminal petition is disposed of as withdrawn granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet, if so advised, according to law. 5. Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA Dt.29.04.2026 BV