APHC010025152024 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: 342 OF 2024 Between: 1. RAGUTU NAGALAKSHMI, W/o.Venkata Rao, Aged about 29 years, R/o.Kolalapudi Village, Martur Mandal, Bapatla District. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravathi, Through S.H.O., Martur Police Station, Bapatla District. 2. Ragutu Veera Nageswara Rao, S/o.Adinarayana, Aged about 43 years, R/o.5-56, Kolalapudi Village, Martur Mandal, Bapatla 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 Court may be pleased to Quash the proceedings in FIR No.266 of 2023, dt.30.11.2023 of Martur Police Station, Bapatla District, against petitioner/A-1, in the interest of justice 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 to grant stay of all and further proceedings including Arrest of the Petitioner/A-1 in FIR No.266 of 2023, dt.30.11.2023 of Martur Police Station, Bapatla District, pending disposal of the main Crl.Petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: V SURYA KIRAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: TATA SINGAIAH GOUD Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 342 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 (A1), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.266 of 2023 of Martur Police Station, Bapatla District, for the offences punishable under Section 447, 427 and 506 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 on written instructions submits that the police referred the FIR in Crime No.266 of 2023 of Martur Police Station, Bapatla District as “Civil in nature” vide C.No.391/SDPO-Ref-Bpl- 2025 dated 30.09.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner also concedes with the submission made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed. However, it is made clear that all the remedies are left open to the respective parties to proceed 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: 342 of 2024 Date: 12.08.2026 PSA