APHC010032442024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE 31st DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 620 OF 2024 Between: 1. N SIVA KUMAR, S/o N.Vasanthaiah Aged about 33 years, R/o /o. 1-39, ST Colony, Near Water Tank, Marrimanda, Vikruthamala, Papandaidupeta Chittoor District 2. N. Vasanthaiah,, S/o Late N.Gerivaiah Aged about 62 years, R/o. 1-39, ST Colony, Near Water Tank, Marrimanda, Vikruthamala, Papandaidupeta Chittoor District 3. N.Muni Lakshmi,, W/o N. Vasanthaiah Aged about 58 years, R/o. 1-39, ST Colony, Near Water Tank, Marrimanda, Vikruthamala, Papandaidupeta Chittoor District 4. N.Subramanyam,, S/o Late N.Gerivaiah Aged about 68 years, R/o. 13-180, Ward 13, Baskarapeta, Srikalahasthi, Chittoor District 5. P.Sitharamulu,, S/o Kuppaya Aged about 48 years, IVo.D.No. 5-133 B.C Colony, Marrimanda, Vikruthamala, Papandaidupeta Chittoor District 6. Eswari, , D/o Kuppaya Aged about 37 years, R/o D.No. 19-3-5- C4 Srinivasapuram, Reniginta Road, Tirupathi, ...Petitioners AND 2 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by it Public Prosecutor for High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi 2. B Munilakshmi Devi, W/o N. Siva Kumar Aged about 31 years, R/o D.N0.18-1-46A/9, Prasanthi Nagar, K.T.Road, Tirupati. ...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 be pleased to Quash the C.C. No. 733 of 2023 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge Court cum Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Srikalahasti, Chittoor District 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 to stay all further proceedings including arrest of the petitioners in C.C. No. 733 of 2023 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge Court cum Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Srikalahasti, Chittoor District and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: RAMINENI SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondents: VAJJA CHETHAN KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO:620 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 A6), seeking to quash the proceedings in CC No.620 of 2024, on the file of the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge Court-cum-Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Srikalahasti, Chitoor District, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor states that pending the Criminal Petition, CC No.620 of 2024, on the file of the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge Court-cum-Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Srikalahasti, Chitoor District was settled before the Lok Adalat vide Award dated 05.07.2025 before the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge Court-cum-Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Srikalahasti, Chitoor District. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also not disputed the submission of learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4 4. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is closed. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 31.08.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO:620 of 2024 Date: 31.08.2026 PSA