APHC010373212020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6042/2020 Between: 1. JUTURU KOUSHIK KUMAR REDDY,, S/O. VASUDEVA REDDY, AGE 25 YEARS, R/O. II.NO.2-1910, KOTA STREET, GARGEYAPURAM, KURNOOL TOWN LK DISTRICT. 2. KALABANDI CHANDRA SHEKAR,, S/O. K.CHOUDAYA, AGE 49 YEARS, R/O. H.NO.49-1-35, M.S.NAGAR, KURNOOL TOWN AND DISTRIT. 3. JAMES, PULLURU VINEEL,, S/O. M.NAGANNA, AGE 22 YEARS, R/O. II. O.2-400, KOTHAKOTA, C.BELAGAL MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY IT'S PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI. 2. B NAGESWARA RAO, CI B.N.RAO, S/O. NOT KNOWN, STAFF NO.E0409484, DRIVER-2, KURNOOL APSRTC BUS DEPOT-II, APSRTC, KURNOOL TOWN, KURNOOL DISTRICT. R/O. ROYAL APARTMENTS, SHARADA NAGAR, GOOTI ROAD, NEAR SHIVA BAR AND RESTAURANT, KURNOOL TOWN AND DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. G VENKATA REDDY 2 Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. TADDI SOWMYA NAIDU 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity 8the Cr.P.C.,9)/Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity 8the BNSS9) seeking to quash the proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3 & 5 in Crime No.190 of 2020 of C.Belagal Police Station, Kurnool District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Section 384 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity 8the IPC9). 2. Heard learned counsel for Petitioners, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor and learned counsel for Respondent No.2. Perused the record. 3. On perusal of the record, the Petitioners are Accused Nos. 2, 3, and 5. A learned Single Judge of this Court, in Crl.P.No.5701 of 2020, dated 22.07.2024, quashed the proceedings against Accused Nos.1 and 4 in the above-mentioned crime. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on written instructions, submits that the case in Cr.No.190 of 2020 was referred as 8Action Drop9. 4. In view of the said action drop, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 11.02.2026 PRA 3 50 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6042 of 2020 Date: 11.02.2026 PRA