APHC010143942023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2227 of 2023 Between: 1. SANGALA PUSHPA LATHA, W/O.PADMANABHA REDDY AGED 48 YEARS, R/O.CHINNA CHINTHKUNTA THIRUMALPURU VILLAGE, MAHABOOB NAGAR DISTRICT, TELANGANA 2. SANGLALA PADMANABHA REDDY, S O.KRISHNA REDDY AGED 53 YEARS, R/O.CHINNA CHINTHKUNTA THIRUMALPURU VILLAGE, MAHABOOB NAGAR DISTRICT, TELANGANA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATI 2. ECHANKARI RUPA ALIAS SANGALA RUPA ROOPA, W/O.RAVIKANTH REDDY, R/O.20-3-555. MECLINCE ROAD, KOTAMITTA NELLORE CITY, S.P.S.R NELLORE DISTRICT, A.P ...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 in C.C.No.655 of 2016 on the file of Hon'ble Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Special Mobile. Nellore for the offences under Section 498-A, r/w 34 IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 3. 2 Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. ELEVATED AS JUDGE Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2227 of 2023 ORDER: 1. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the Criminal Petition has become infructuous, since the accused / petitioners herein were acquitted in C.C.No.655 of 2016 on the file of Hon'ble Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Special Mobile Court, Nellore. 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents is in attendance. 3. Recording the above said submission, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 06.01.2026. ARB/JAK 4 83 THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2227 of 2023 Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK