APHC010030982021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 426/2021 Between: 1. YALAMANCHILI PRAMOD, S/O. SANKARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O.USA, REP.BY HIS SPA HOLDER, YALAMANCHILI USHA, W/O. SANKARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O.LIG(A) 76, DR.A.S.RAO NAGAR, KLM ROAD, HYDERABAD 2. YALAMANCHILI USHA,, W/O. YEARS, R/O.LIG(A) HYDERABAD -500 062 3. YALAMANCHILI SANKARA RAO,, S/O. NARAYANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O.LIG(A) HYDERABAD -500 062 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY SI OF POLICE, WOMEN POLICE STATION, GUNTUR URBAN, GUNTUR, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATHI 2. ALURI VENKATA SUJANA, W/O. YALAMANCHILI PRAMOD, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O.4TH LANE, BALAJ GUNTUR 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 Courtto 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 426/2021 YALAMANCHILI PRAMOD, S/O. SANKARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O.USA, REP.BY HIS SPA HOLDER, YALAMANCHILI USHA, W/O. SANKARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O.LIG(A) 76, DR.A.S.RAO NAGAR, KLM ROAD, HYDERABAD -500 062 YALAMANCHILI USHA,, W/O. SANKARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O.LIG(A)-76, DR.A.S.RAO NAGAR, KLM ROAD, 500 062 YALAMANCHILI SANKARA RAO,, S/O. NARAYANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O.LIG(A)-76, DR.A.S.RAO NAGAR, KLM ROAD, 500 062 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY SI OF POLICE, WOMEN POLICE STATION, GUNTUR URBAN, GUNTUR, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATHI ALURI VENKATA SUJANA, W/O. YALAMANCHILI PRAMOD, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O.4TH LANE, BALAJI NAGAR, NAGARALU, ...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 Courtto quash the proceedings in FIR.No.14/2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3521] THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO YALAMANCHILI PRAMOD, S/O. SANKARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O.USA, REP.BY HIS SPA HOLDER, YALAMANCHILI USHA, W/O. SANKARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O.LIG(A)- 500 062 SANKARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 76, DR.A.S.RAO NAGAR, KLM ROAD, YALAMANCHILI SANKARA RAO,, S/O. NARAYANA RAO, AGED 76, DR.A.S.RAO NAGAR, KLM ROAD, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY SI OF POLICE, WOMEN POLICE STATION, GUNTUR URBAN, GUNTUR, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATHI ALURI VENKATA SUJANA, W/O. YALAMANCHILI PRAMOD, AGED I NAGAR, NAGARALU, ...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 quash the proceedings in FIR.No.14/2020 2 of Women Police Station, Guntur Urban, Guntur and grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 enquiry and investigation in FIR No. 14/2020 of Women Police Station, Guntur Urban, Guntur pending disposal of the above criminal petition. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. V V L N SARMA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. T SREEDHAR 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.,’)/Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner Nos.1 to 3/Accused Nos.1 to 3 in Crime No. 14/2020 of Women Police Station, Guntur Urban, Guntur District registered for the alleged offences punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (for brevity, ‘the IPC’).and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act (for brevity, ‘the DP Act’). 02. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner Nos.1 to 3/accused Nos.1 to 3, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 03. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor brought to the notice of this Court that, after thorough investigation, a charge sheet has been filed and the case has been taken on file as C.C.No.466 of 2021 on the file of the IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Guntur. 04. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks liberty to challenge the proceedings in C.C.No.466 of 2021 on the file of the IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Guntur. 4 05. In view of the above and as per the request made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Criminal Petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioners to challenge the proceedings in C.C.No.466 of 2021 on the file of the IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Guntur, if so advised, by filing a separate petition in accordance with law. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 05.02.2026 KKV