1 Date of reserved for orders : -- Date of pronouncement : 03.07.2026 Date of uploading : 03.07.2026 APHC010336262026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY, THE 3rd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5379/2026 Between: 1. SRIDHI SAI KUMAR, S/O. APPA RAO, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, THOTA GURUVU JUNCTION, ARILOVA, VISAKHAPATNAM R/O. RAJEEVGRUHALU, KAPPARADA. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH,AMARAVATI. 2. MOTHER OF VICTIM GIRL, MOTHER OF VICTIM GIRL ...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 all the proceedings in S.C.No. MU/0000027/2024 on the file of the VII Additional District and Sessions Judge the Visakhapatnam against petitioner/accused and pass such 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 may be pleased to dispense with the filing of the certified copy of the S.C. No. MU/0000027/2024 on the file of the VII Additional District and Sessions Judge Visakhapatnam for the present in the interest of justice, and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2026 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 stay all further proceedings in S.C. No. MU/0000027/2024 on the file of the VII Additional District and Sessions Judge Visakhapatnam including the appearance of the petitioner/accused-1 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5379 of 2026 ORDER:- The present Criminal Petition has been filed seeking to quash all the proceedings in S.C. No. MU/0000027/2024 on the file of VII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam against the petitioner. 2. Sri K. Joji Amrutha Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner, 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: 03.07.2026 RMR Whether the order is : Speaking ☑ Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable ☑ 4 25 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5379 of 2026 03.07.2026 W RMR