1 APHC010229342024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] THURSDAY, THE 25th DAY OF JUNE 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3691/2024 Between: 1. DR. A. LOKESH, S/O KADIRAPPA, AGED ABOUT. 29 YEARS, R/O D.NO.13-33, GUNDAVANAPALLI VILLAGE, MADANAPALLI MANDAL, ANNAMAYA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF A P, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AMARAVATI. 2. THE SECRETARY ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION, SRI J PRADEEP, APPSC BUILDING, MG ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. ...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 Crime No: 301 of 2023 dated 22.08.2023 on the file of the Suryarao Police Station, Vijayawada, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 filing of the original certified copy 2 of Crime No: 301 of 2023, dated 22.08.2023 on the file of Suryarao Police Station, Vijayawada before this Hon’ble Court and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2024 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 stay all further proceedings in Crime No; 301 of 2023 dated 22.08.2023 on the file of the Suryarao Police Station Vijayawada and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SODUM ANVESHA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3691 of 2024 ORDER:- The present Criminal Petition has been filed seeking to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.301 of 2023 dated 22.08.2023 of Suryarao Police Station, Vijayawada. 2. Ms. Sodum Anvesha, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that, the charge sheet has already been filed in the case and cognizance has been taken by the learned Magistrate and as such, she seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the instant criminal petition with a liberty to work out the legal remedies available to the petitioner. 3. Accordingly, in view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn leaving it open to the petitioner to work out his legal remedies, in accordance with law. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 25.06.2026 RMR 4 05 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3691 of 2024 25.06.2026 W RMR