APHC010052562024 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: 642 OF 2024 Between: 1. R KUMARI, W/o. L. Murali, Hindu, Female, Aged about 40 years, R/o. D.no. 22-243/2, Kattamanchi, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 2. Kuppamma,, W/o V. Rajendhian, Hindu, Female, Aged about 60 years, R/o. D.no. 22-243, Kattamanchi, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 3. L. Murali,, S/o Lakshman, Hindu, Male, Aged about 43 years, R/o. D.no. 22-243/2, Kattamanchi, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court Buildings, Amaravati, Through Station House Officer, I Town Urban Police Station, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 2. K Suma, W/o late R. Hari, Hindu, Female, Aged about 32 years, R/o. D.no. 23-417, NB Colony, Near Sai Baba Temple, K.R. Palli, Chittoot City, Chittoor District. ...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 Courtpleased to quash the FIR no. 315 of 2023 dt. 28.09.2023 registered against the Petitioners/Accused No. 1 to 3 herein under section 306, 498(A) R/w 34 of IPC on the file of I Town Urban Police Station, Chittoor and pass 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 stay all further proceedings including the arrest and appearance in FIR no. 315 of 2023 dt. 315 of 2023 dt. 28.09.2023 registered against the Petitioners/Accused No. 1 to 3 herein under section 306, 498(A) R/w 34 of IPC on the file of I Town Urban Police Station, Chittoor, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: TRIMOORTHY K G Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 642 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 petitioners herein (A1 to A3), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.315 of 2023 of Chittoor I Town Police Station, Chittoor District, for the offences punishable under Sections 306 and 498A 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 filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.315 of 2023 of Chittoor I Town Police Station, Chittoor 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: 13.08.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 642 of 2024 Date: 13.08.2026 PSA