APHC010031982024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE 14th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 418 OF 2024 Between: 1. Palavalasa Venkata Ramana,, S/o. Late Brahmam, Aged 67 years, R/o.D.no. 10-113/A, Shatabdi Nagar, Chinnamushidiwada, Pendurthi,Vishakapatnam District. 2. Palavalasa Eswaramma,, W/o. P. Venkata Ramana, Aged 62 years, R/o. D.no. 10-113/A, Shatabdi Nagar, Chinnamushidiwada, Pendurthi,Vishakapatnam District. 3. Girijala Venkata SatyaDeepa,, W/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 42 years, R/o. G/B, Floor Pavan Elite, Marripalem, Vishakapatnam District. 4. Yadlapalli Kalpana,, W/o. Jagannath puri. Aged 37 years, R/o.Plot no. 123, vyshnavi gardens, STBL projects, Kapu jaggaraopeta, Vishakapatnam District. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Public Prosecutor, Fligh Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Fligh Court Buildings at Nelapadu, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. Smt Palavalasa Kavita, W/o.Palavalasa Kranthi kumar. Aged 33 years, R/o.D.no. 10-279,Kothapeta, 0pp. State Bank of India,Dowlaiswaram Village, Rajamahendravaram District. ...Respondents 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 2 Courtpleased to grant a stay of all further proceedings including the appearance of the petitioners in F.I.R no.l83 of 2023 dt. 13.08.2023 on the file of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, registered under Section 498-A IPC R/w 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, on the file of SHO Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case, 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 pleased to dispense with filing of the original certified copy of F.I.R no.183 of 2023 dt.13.08.2023 on the file of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, registered under Section 498-A IPC R/w 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, on the file of SFIO Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, 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 pleased it is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to grant a stay of all further proceedings including the appearance of the petitioners in F.I.R no.l83 of 2023 dt.13.08.2023 on the file of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, registered under Section 498-A IPC R/w 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, on the file of SHO Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case, and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: OMKAR D Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 418 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 482 of Cr.P.C, has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A2 to A5), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.183 of 2023 of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, for the offences punishable under Sections 353 498-A read with 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. At the stage of admission, this Court has not granted any interim order in the instant lis. 3. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent-State, basing on the written instructions, submits that the police have filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.183 of 2023 of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 4. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition 4 with a liberty to challenge the charge sheet, in accordance with the law, if so advised. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, by granting liberty to challenge the charge sheet, in accordance with the law. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 14.08.2026 krk 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 66 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 418 of 2024 Date: 14.08.2026 krk