APHC010381232026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE 7th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6175 OF 2026 Between: 1. Pashusala Kalavathi, W/o. Pashusala Prasanna Kumar, Aged about 55 Years, R/o. 16-666, Sivaji Nagar, Sector 5, Arilova Colony, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 2. Pashusala Prasanna Kumar, S/o. Late Gurayya Aged about 56 Years, R/o. 16-666,Sivaji Nagar, Sector 5, Arilova Colony,Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 3. Gorinta Sumadura, W/o. Sitha Rama Eswarar Rao,Aged about 30 Years, Rio. 16-666,Sivaji Nagar, Sector 5, Arilova Colony,Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4. Gorinta Sitha Rama Eswarar Rao alias Sagar, S/o.Gorinta Pydithalli Aged about 39 Years,R/o. Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP, Amaravati Through Station House Officer, Arilova Police Station Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, 2 2. Basuru Lalitha Sushmini, W/o. Pasusala Vijay Kumar,Aged 31 years, Rio. D.No 15-58915A,Yerni Durga Nagar, Arilova, Visakhapatnam,Visakhapatnam 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 Courtmay be pleased to quash the proceedings in Crime No. 159 of 2026 on the file of the Arilova Police Station, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, against the Petitioners/Accused No. 2 to 5 in the interest of justice and pass such 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 fling of certified copy of Crime No. 159 of 2026 on the file of the Arilova Police Station, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District before this Honble Court and pass such 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 may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in pursuance of Crime No. 159 of 2026 on the file of the Arilova Police Station, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, against the Petitioners/Accused No. 2 to 5 including arrest in the interest of justice and pass such Counsel for the Petitioners: UDAY KUMAR VAMPUGADAVALA Counsel for the Respondents: T S B V RAMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents:PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Crl.P.No.6175 of 2026 The Court made the following O R D E R: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A2 to A5), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No159 of 2026 of Arilova Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate District for the offences punishable under Sections 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that after filing the present criminal petition, the matter was adjourned on 24.07.2026 to enable him to obtain instructions. Subsequently, when the matter is taken up for hearing today, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the police filed a charge-sheet in FIR in Crime No.159 of 2026 on 02.08.2026 before the concerned jurisdictional Magistrate. 3. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition with liberty to pursue appropriate legal remedies in accordance with law. 4. Permission is accorded. 4 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, leaving it open to the petitioners to work out their appropriate legal remedies, including challenging the charge sheet, in accordance with law. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Dated:07.08.2026 krk 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 100 Crl.P.No.6175 of 2026 krk Dt: 07.08.2026