APHC010031892024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 484 OF 2024 Between: 1. KAMINENI MADHAVI, W/o. Kamineni Srinivasa Rao, Aged about 42 years, R/ o . Door No.5-100, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508. 2. Kamineni Srinivasa Rao,, S/o. Lakshmi Narasaiah, Aged about 47 years, R/o.Door No.5-100, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508. 3. Kamineni Lakshmi Narasaiah,, S/o. Nagendram, Aged about 72 years, R/o.Door No.5-77, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508. 4. Kamineni Chenchamma,, W/o. Kamineni Lakshmi Narasaiah, Aged about 61 years, R/o.Door No.5-77, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508. 5. Thota Purnaiah @ Puma Chandra Rao,, S/o. Somaiah, Aged about 64 years, R/o.Door No.5-74, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508. 6. Thota Mohana Krishna,, S/o. Thota Purnaiah @ Puma Chandra Rao, Aged about 38 years, R/o.Door No.5-74, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist- 522508. 2 7. Dantu Subbalakshmi,, W/o. Dantu Basavaiah, Aged about 52 years, R/o.Door No.5-77, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), 8. KAMINENI NAGESWARA RAO, S/O LAKSHMI NARASAIAH AGED 45 years, R/o.Door No.5-77/1, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508 9. Kamineni Prabhakararao,, S/o. Lakshmi Narasaiah, Aged about 45 years, R/o.Door No.5-77/1, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508. 10. Dantu Ashok Kumar,, S/o. Dantu Basavaiah, Aged about 45 years, R/o.Door No.5-77, Panchayiti center, Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508 ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE S H O, PattabhipuramP.S.,Guntur Rep. by State Public Prosecutor, High court of A.P., Amaravathi. 2. Meda Tulasi, , Wjo. Venkateswarlu, aged about 42yrs, Rjo. Koppuravuru(V), Pedakakani(M), Guntur Dist-522508 ...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 Courtpleased to Quash the proceeding in Cr.No.496/2023 on the file of SHO Pedakakani Police station, Guntur, for the offences punishable under the sections U/s.143,145,148,294- B,352,323,324 r/w 149 IPC, 3(1)(r),3(1)(s),3(2)(va) SC ST POA Act and pass 3 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 of all further proceedings including bke apimatizattited arrest of the petitioner/ Accused 1 to 10 in Cr.No.496/2023 on the file of SHOPedakakani Police station, Guntur, for the offences punishable under the sections U/s.143,145,148,294-B,352,323,324 r/w 149 IPC, 3(1)(r),3(1)(s),3(2)(va) SC ST POA Act, against the petitioner until disposal of the quash petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: Dr SAYYED BABU SHAIK Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION No: 484 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 A10), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.496 of 2023 of Pedakakani Police Station, Guntur District, for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 145, 148, 294-B, 352, 324 read with 149 IPC, 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 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 instructions, submits that the police have filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.496 of 2023 of Pedakakani Police Station, Guntur 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 5 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: 18.08.2026 krk 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 175 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 484 of 2024 Date: 18.08.2026 krk