APHC010358882019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE 9th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6553 OF 2019 Between: 1. Veera Venkata Satya Chintamani Medepalli, S/o. Nageswara Rao, Aged 28 years Occ. Employee R/o. Thondavaram Village, Ambajipeta Mandal East Godavari District 2. Medepalli Nageswara Rao, S/o. Peda Chintamani, Aged 62 years R/o. Thondavaram Village, Ambajipeta Mandal East Godavari District 3. Rama Lakshmi Narasamma Madepalli, W/o. Nageswara Rao, Aged 58 years, R/o. Thondavaram Village, Ambajipeta Mandal East Godavari District 4. Yedidha Naga Mohini, W/o. Naga Maheswara Rao Aged 41 years. R/o. Vakalagaruvu Village, Ambajipeta Mandal East Godavari District 5. Naga Maheswarao Yedidha, S/o. Veereswara Rao Aged 41 years. Rio. Vakalagaruvu Village ...Petitioners AND 1. STATE OF AP, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh 2. Medepalli Durga Venkata Bhamaraju, W/o. Veera Venkata Satya Chintamani Aged 25 years, R/o. C/o. Thorati Seeta Anantha Lakshmi D.No. 1-144, Golakotivaripalem hamlet of Modekurru Village Kothapeta Mandal, Kothapeta P.S. ...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 Courtpleased to quash the proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 5 in Cr.No. 199 of 2019 of 2019 on the file of Kothapeta P.S., East Godavari District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A r/w 34 of Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 stay all further proceedings including arrest of the petitioner in cr.no. 199/2019 on the file of the kothapeta Ps, East godavari district registered for the offences punishable under section 498-A, r/w 34 IPC and section 3 and 4 of Dowry prohibition act Counsel for the Petitioners: VENKAT CHALLA Counsel for the Respondents: B S N NAIDU Counsel for the Respondents:PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6553 OF 2019 ORDER: The present Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR.No.199 of 2019 of Kothapeta Police Station, East Godavari District. The said crime was registered for the offences under Section 498-A r/w 34 IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and 156(3) of Cr.P.C. 2. As all the offences are punishable with less than seven years of imprisonment, this Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the Police to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 / Sec.41-A Cr.P.C. and also the guidelines prescribed in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar1. As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ___________________ K.SURESH REDDY, J Date: 09.10.2026 TJN/GSN 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 13 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6553 OF 2019 Date: 09.10.2026 TJN/GSN HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH : AT AMARAVATI CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6553 OF 2019 PROCEEDING SHEET Sl. No. DATE ORDER OFFICE NOTE 09.10.2026 KSR, J This Criminal Petition is disposed of. (Vide Separate Order) ___________________ K.SURESH REDDY, J TJN/GSN