Date of reserved for orders : . . . . . . . . . Date of pronouncement : 07.07.2026 Date of uploading : 17.07.2026 APHC010004062021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3548] TUESDAY, THE 7th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 44/2021 Between: 1. P SAVITHRI, W/O. SIVA GARNA LINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC ANGANWADI WORKER, M.M DHARGA, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, AMARAVATHI. 2. N VARA LAKSHMI, HUSBAND NAME IS NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, OCC PROJECT DIRECTOR OFFICER, ICDS PROJECT, 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 Court may be pleased to call for the records in F.I.R.No.50 of 2020 on the file of the Kurnool II Town Police Station, Kurnool, Kurnool District and quash the same 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 stay all further proceedings in F.I.R.No.50 2 of 2020 on the file of the Kurnool II Town Police Station, Kurnool, Kurnool District, pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. M/S INDUS LAW FIRM 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Heard Mr.Shaik Ameenuddin, learned counsel representing Mr.V.R.Reddy Kovvuri, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Sai Rohit, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State/respondent No.1, and Mr.Sai Manoj, learned counsel representing M/s.Indus Law Firm, appearing for respondent No.2. 2. Mr.Shaik Ameenuddin, learned counsel, would submit that the Criminal Petition is filed challenging Crime No.50 of 2020 on the file of Kurnool II Town Police Station, Kurnool District, and that, in the interregnum period, the investigation was completed and the charge sheet was filed. He would further submit that liberty may be granted to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet. 3. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Criminal Petition is closed as no further orders are necessary, leaving it open to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA, J Date : 07-07-2026 BMS Whether the order is: Speaking ☑ Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable ☑