APHC010087732026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1442/2026 Between: POTLANNAGARI ARUNA DEVI,, WIFE OF Y. KRUPANANDAM, AGED 39 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, RESIDENT OF H. NO. S11-1131, SAP CAMP, KALLUR, KURNOOL CITY AND DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Kurnool IV Town Police Station, Rep. through its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: PATHI SIVA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.1442 of 2026 Dated 23.02.2026 The Court made the following: 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 order dated 28.01.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.27 of 2026 in Crl.M.P.No.827 of 2025, passed by the learned Special Sessions Court for Trial of Offences against Women-cum-VII Additional Sessions Judge, Kurnool. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has sought slight modification of the order passed by the learned Special Sessions Court for Trial of Offences against Women-cum-VII Additional Sessions Judge, Kurnool, in Crl.M.P.No.27 of 2026 in Crl.M.P.No.827 of 2025. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner/Accused No.3 was menstrual period at the time when she was directed to surrender before the Station House Officer, IV Town Police Station, Kurnool. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the Criminal Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner/Accused No.3 to 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.1442 of 2026 Dated 23.02.2026 surrender before the Station House Officer, IV Town Police Station, Kurnool, within a period of one (01) week from today. 5. The residual conditions imposed by the learned Trial Court in the original order shall remain in force and shall be duly complied with by the petitioner/Accused No.3. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 23.02.2026 RSI 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.1442 of 2026 Dated 23.02.2026 47 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.1442 of 2026 Date: 23.02.2026 RSI