APHC010330142021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5125/2021 Between: 1. SIDDHAPURAM MAHESH BABU, S/O. S. NAGA SESHUDU, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, MGNREGS, R/O. H.NO.15-298, B.R. PETA, BETHAMCHERLA, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI. 2. SRI NARASIMHA NAIDU, ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR, DWMA, DHONE CLUSTER, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...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 Courtpleased to quash the proceeding in Crime No. 240 of 2019 of Dhone Rural Police Station, Kurnool District and pass 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 dispense with the filing of certified copy of in Crime No. 240 of 2019 of Dhone Rural Police Station, Kurnool District and pass IA NO: 2 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 proceedings in Crime No. 240 of 2019 of Dhone Rural Police Station, Kurnool District, pending disposal of the main criminal petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. P VIJAYA LAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made following: ORDER: No representation for the Petitioner and respondent No.2 The petitioner has not chosen to serve notice on respondent No.2 Ms. P. Akhila Naidu, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that in the present matter, a charge sheet has already been filed. In that view of the matter, the Criminal Petition is disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner to challenge the charge sheet, if so advised, and if the same is still pending consideration before the learned Trial Court. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. ________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date:27.02.2026 JLSR