APHC010051382024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE 13th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 638 OF 2024 Between: 1. POTHINENI SRINIVASA RAO, S/o Pothineni Hanumantha Rao, Aged about 42 years, Resident of House No. 3-111, Main Road, Kanyaka Parameswari Temple Back Side, Peda Kothapalli, Maddipadu Mandalam, Prakasam District. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, At Amaravati 2. Mandava Ranga Rao, S/o Mandava Venkateswarlu, Aged about 58 years. Finance Business, Resident of Flat No. 30 Brundavana Colony, Siva Sai Apartments Labbipet, Vijayawada. ...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 Court may be pleased to call for the records relating to Crime No. 29 of 2024 of Krishna Lanka Police Station, Vijayawada, and quash the 2 proceedings against the petitioner/ Accused No. 2 herein and pass such 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 may be pleased to grant an interim stay of all further proceedings in Crime No.29 of 2024 of Krishna Lanka Police Station, Vijayawada, against the petitioner/Accused No. 2 herein pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: Y SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 638 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 (A2), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.29 of 2024 of Krishna Lanka Police Station, Vijayawada District, for the offences punishable under Sections 120B and 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 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 referred the case in FIR in Crime No.29 of 2024 of Krishna Lanka Police Station, Vijayawada District as “Civil in Nature” vide C.No.239/Ref/ACP-SD/2024 dated 25.10.2024. He also forwarded a copy of a proceedings in C.No.239/Ref/ACP- SD/2024 dated 25.10.2024. 4 4. Proceedings in C.No.239/Ref/ACP-SD/2024 dated 25.10.2024 is made part of the record. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 13.08.2026 KRK 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 638 of 2024 Date: 13.08.2026 KRK