APHC010182892021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2982/2021 Between: 1. ANUMAKONDA PURNACHANDRASEKHARARAO, S/O.LATE SRI A.VENKATASWAMY HINDU, AGED 54 YEARS OCC-AGRICULTURE R/O.IRRIGATION CANAL NO.6/1 EASTERN BUND RAMANAGARAM H/O.LAKSHMIPURAM CHALLAPALLI MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. UMIDISETTY VEERA VARA PRASAD, S/O.SRI U.RANGA RAO HINDU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS OCC-DOCUMENT WRITER, DISTRICT REGISTRY OFFICE MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, AP 3. K.RAMA KRISHNA, S/O.SRI K.VENKATESWARA RAO HINDU, AGED 43 YEARS, OCC-EMPLOYEE C/O.UMMADISETTY VEERA VARA PRASAD DOCUMENTARY WRITER, DISTRICT REGISTRAR'S OFFICE MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, AP 4. KAITHEPALLI DAS, S/O.SRI K.PEDAKOTAIAH HINDU, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC-TEACHER, R/O.VAKKALAGADDA (V) CHALLAPALLI MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, AP 5. S.KALESWARA RAO, S/O.LATE SRI S.SATYANARAYANA RAO HINDU, AGED 59 YEARS, C/O.LAKSHMI PLANNERS AND DESIGNERS R/O.DOOR NO.7/6, GODUGUPET, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, AP ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.2982 of 2021 Dated 22.01.2026 AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH STATION, HOUSE OFFICER CHALLAPALLI POLICE STATION CHALLAPALLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVATI. 2. DHANEKULA VENKATA KRISHNA RAO, S/O.SRI D.RAGHAVAIAH HINDU, AGED 57 YEARS OCC-AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS R/O.YANALAMAKUDURU VILLAGE PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): TURAGA SAI SURYA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 2. SUBBA RAO KORRAPATI The Court made the following: 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.2982 of 2021 Dated 22.01.2026 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 BharatiyaNagarikSurakshaSanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’)seeking to quash the proceedings against the Petitioner Nos.1 to 5/Accused Nos.2 to 6 in Cr.No.153 of 2019 on the file of the Challapalli Police Station, Krishna District, registered for the alleged offencespunishable under Sections 120B, 420, 468, 471 and 472 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity, ‘the IPC’) and Section 156(3) of ‘the Cr.P.C’. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioners, the learned counsel for the Respondent No.2and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. The learned counsel for Respondent No.2 submits that the charge sheet has been filed. 4. In view of the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The petitioners are at liberty to file an appropriate application challenging the charge sheet. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 22.01.2026 PRA 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.2982 of 2021 Dated 22.01.2026 55 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2982 of 2021 Date:22.01.2026 PRA