APHC010404012026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE 17th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6638 OF 2026 Between: 1. Eramma alias Dasari Veeramma, W/o. Ramanjaneyulu,Aged about 44 years,R/o. D.No. 3-36, Bajaru Street,Pyalakurthy, Kurhool District - 518 464. 2. Ramanjineyulu alias D Ramanjaneyulu, C/o. Dasari Keshanna,Aged about 51 years,R/o. D.No. 3-36, Bajaru Street,Pyalakurthy, Kurpool District - 518 464. 3. Deva alias Dasari devendra, S/o. Ramanjaneyulu,Aged about 23 years,R/o. D.No. 3-36, Bajaru Street,Pyalakurthy, Kurnool District - 518 464. 4. Puchakayala Slankar alias Golla Shankar, S/o. Golla Allappa,Aged about 45 years,R/o. H.No. 5-68, Yadava Street,Kodumuru, Kurnool District - 518 464. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh,Through SHO, Adoni Rural PS,Kurnool District. 2. B Anasuya alias Puchakayala Anasuya, W/o. Puchakayala Gurunath,Aged about 32 years R/o. Salakalakonda Village,Adoni Mandal, Kurnool District - 518 347. ...Respondents 2 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 Courtquash the entire proceedings in FIR bearing number 31 of 2026 dated 16 04.2026 on the file of Adoni Rural PS, Kurnool District 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 dispense with the filing of certified copy of FIR bearing number 31 of 2026 dated 16.04.2026 on the file of Adoni Rural PS, Kurnool District, pending disposal of the criminal petition 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 stay of all further proceedings in FIR bearing number 31 of 2026 dated 16.04.2026 on the file of Adoni Rural PS, Kurnool District, pending disposal of the criminal petition Counsel for the Petitioners: VARUN BYREDDY Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6638 of 2026 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 petitioners herein (A2 to A5), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.31 of 2026 of Adoni Rural Police Station, Kurnool District, for the offences punishable under Sections 85 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 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 instructions, submits that the police have filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.31 of 2026 of Adoni Rural Police Station, Kurnool District, before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 4. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners 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: 17.08.2026 krk 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 131 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6638 of 2026 Date: 17.08.2026 krk