APHC010486852025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE 1st DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9579 OF 2025 Between: 1. Syed Mashook Rabbani, S/o.Syed Abdul Khayyum, Aged about 30 years, Occ Self-employed, R/o.11-621/18, Flat No.404, Sri Annapurna Homes, Annapurna Nagar 3rd line, Inner Ring Road, Gorantia, Guntur Town, Guntur District. 2. Syed Mahaboob Jan, S/o. Syed Abdul Khayyum, Aged about 50 years, Occ House Wife, R/o.11-621/18, Sri Annapurna Homes, Annapurna Nagar 3rd lane. Inner Ring Road, Gorantla, Guntur Town, Guntur District. 3. Syed Abdul Khayyum, Aged about 60 years, Occ daily wage labour, R/O.11-621/18, Flat No.404, Sri Annapurna Homes, Annapurna Nagar 3rd lane. Inner Ring Road, Gorantia, Guntur Town, Guntur District. 4. Syed Sadana Bhanu, w/o.Shaik Yaseen, Aged about 29 years, Occ HouseWife, R/o. 1-305/1, lslampeta-2 Madina Masid Backside, Ongole,Prakasam district. 5. Syed Fathima, W/o.Abdulla, Aged about 64 years,Occ House wife. Petitioner no. 1 of maternal grandmother, R/O.1-206-B1, NSP Colany, Chimakurthi village and mandal, Prakasam District. ...Petitioners 2 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravati. 2. Shaik Ayesha siddik, W/o.Syed Mashook Rabbani Aged about 22 years, Occ Housewife, R/o.Maseedthota, Podili village and mandal, Prakasam 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 pleased to call for record Crime.No.53/2025 on the file Podili Police station, Prakasam District, and quash the same as illegal and abuse of process of law and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 dispense with filing of the certified copy of the Crime.No.53/2025 on the file Podili Police station, Prakasam District, pending disposal of the main criminal petition and to pass IA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 in Crime.No.53/2025 on the file Podili Police station, Prakasam District, pending disposal of the main criminal petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioners: BURLA SIVA RAMA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9579 of 2025 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 A5), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.53 of 2025 of Podili Police Station, Prakasam District, for the offences punishable under Sections 85 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. No representation for the petitioners. 3. 2. No representation for the petitioners. 3. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent-State, basing on the written instructions dated 24.08.2026, submits that the police have filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.53 of 2025 of Podili Police Station, Prakasam District and the same numbered as CC No.385 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Podili. He also furnished a copy of charge sheet before this Court. 4. Written instructions dated 24.08.2026 is made part of the record. 4 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed 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: 01.09.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9579 of 2025 Date: 01.09.2026 PSA