APHC010333812026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE 5th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5328 OF 2026 Between: 1. Thota Manikanta, S/o. Nageswara Rao, aged 29 years, OccPvt Employee. R/o. 2/9B, B.Kothapalli Village, Chitvel Mandal,KS Agraharam Post, Kampasamudram, 516104, Tirupati District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, , Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. 2. Macha Gurukeerthana, , W/o. Thota Manikanta, aged 25 yearsOcc Pvt Employee, R/o. Kummaragunta, Venkatagiri Town Mandal, Tirupati 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 Courtpleased to quash the entire proceedings in Crime No. 108 of 2026, dated 21.05.2026 on the file of Venkatagiri Police Station, Tirupathi District, and to pass 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 pleased to dispense with filing of certified copy of FIR in Crime No. 108 of 2026, dated 21.05.2026 on the file of Venkatagiri Police Station, Tirupathi District and receive the main Criminal Petition on file in the interests of justice and to 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 pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including the arrest of Petitioner in Crime No. 108 of 2026, dated 21.05.2026 on the file of Venkatagiri Police Station, Tirupathi District, pending disposal of the main Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: PALA KARTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondents: VENKAT RAO RAVULAPALLI Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5328 of 2026 The Court made the following Order: Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor basing on the Written Instructions submits that pursuant to filing of the Criminal Petition, Police have filed charge sheet in the impugned FIR in Crime No.108 of 2026 of Venkatagiri Police Station, Tirupathi. 2. 2. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the instant criminal petition, so as to work out legal remedies in the manner known to the law. 3. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with a liberty to work out legal remedies, in accordance with the law. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 05.08.2026 PSA 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5328 of 2026 Date: 05.08.2026 PSA