APHC010023632026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE 6th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 376 OF 2026 Between: 1. Kota Lakshmi Narasimham, S/o late Suryanarayana, (A1) R/o. H.No 1-182,Nehru nagar, 13 Road, Pedapadu Mandal,Vatluru, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh 2. Kota Sri Rama Chandra Murthy (A-2), S/o. Lakshmi Narasimham, R/o. H.No 1-182,Nehru nagar,13th Road, Pedapadu Mandal, Vatluru, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by Public Prosecutor through Dwaraka Police Station Visakhapatnam High Court, Amaravathi 2. Mithu Mishra, W/o Seshagiri Rao Aged 45 years, D.No 50-118- 1/7, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh ...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 2 pleased to call for the records in FIR No.32/2023 on 14-04-2023 for the offence under Sec. 420 IPC & 156(3) Cr.Pc on the file of the SHO, Dwaraka police station, Visakhapatnam commissionerate, Andhra Pradesh and quash the same as the same is illegal, arbitrary and abuse of process of law 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 to grant stay of all further proceedings including arrest of the petitioners/A-1 & A-2 in FIR No. 32/2023 on 07-11-2024 2023 for the offence under Sec. 420 IPC & 156(3) Cr.Pc on the file of the SHO, Dwaraka police station, Visakhapatnam commissionerate, Andhra Pradesh, pending disposal of the above Crl.P. Counsel for the Petitioners: NAREEN BABU RAYAPUREDDY, Nareen Babu Rayapureddy Counsel for the Respondents: M SURYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 376 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.32 of 2023 of Dwaraka Police Station, Visakhapatnam District. 2. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners 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: 06.08.2026 PSA 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 376 of 2026 Date: 06.08.2026 PSA