APHC010486762024 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: 7777 of 2024 Between: 1. .GORANTIA SUBBA RAO,, S/O LAKSHMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDENT OF MEDAVARIPALEM VILLAGE, PRATTIPADU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. GORANTLA SAMBRAJYAM,, W/O LAKSHMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RESIDENT OF MEDAVARIPALEM VILLAGE, PRATTIPADU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT AND ANOTHER 3. GORANTIA LAKSHMAIAH,, S/O SAMBAIAH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, RESIDENT OF MEDAVARIPALEM VILLAGE, PRATTIPADU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT AND ANOTHER ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF A P, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. 2. GORANTIA LAKSHMI SUNAYANA, W/O SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF RAVIPUDU VILLAGE, PEDANANDIPADU MANDAL, GUNTUR 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 Court may be pleased to quash C.C. No. 1385 of 2019, Court of Special Judicial l Class Magistrate for Prohibition & Excise, 2 Guntur that was taken on file under Sections 498-A, 506 of IPC and under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act is liable to be quashed against petitioners/accused as the said proceedings are illegal, abuse of process of law, arbitrary, and unconstitutional, opposed to the principles of natural justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. N SRIRAM MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. NAGA PRAVEEN VANKAYALAPATI 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7777 of 2024 ORDER: 1. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the Criminal Petition has become infructuous, since C.C. No. 1385 of 2019, Court of Special Judicial l Class Magistrate for Prohibition & Excise, Guntur was settled before Lok Adalat. 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents is in attendance. 3. Recording the above said submission, the Writ 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 4 133 THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7777 of 2024 Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK