APHC010023062024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE 12th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 296 OF 2024 Between: 1. KONAKANCHI KOTESWARA RAO, s/o. Konakanchi Pullaiah, Hindu, Male aged about 54 years, R/o. Kocherla, Ipuru Mandal, Vinukonda, Guntur District. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravathi. 2. Konakanchi Nageswara Rao, S/o. Sri Ramaiah, Hindu aged about 65 years, R/o. Mupalia Village, Chendarlapudi Mandal, NTR 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 proceedings of FIR in Crime No.270/2023 dated 14-12-2023 on the file of S.H.O. Chenderlapadu P.S.’ NTR District, against the Petitioner/Accused and pass 2 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 FIR in Crime No.270/2023 , dated 14-12-2023 on the file of S.H.O. Chandarlapadu P.S. 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 to grant stay of all further proceedings of the FIR in Crime No.270/2023 dated 14-12-2023 on the file of S.H.O. Chenderlapadu P.S. of NTR District, including not to take coercive steps against the petitioner/Accused till the disposal of the Main Quash Petition in the interest of the justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: PECHATHY RANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: P V N KIRAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 296 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein (Accused), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.270 of 2023 of Chandarlapadu Police Station, NTR District, for the offences punishable under Section 384 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. 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.270 of 2023 of Chandarlapadu Police Station, NTR District. 4. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition with a liberty to challenge the charge sheet, in accordance with the law, if so advised. 4 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: 12.08.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 296 of 2024 Date: 12.08.2026 PSA