APHC010016412024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] WEDNESDAY, THE 9th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 213/2024 Between: 1. KUDUPUDI NAGARJUNA,, S/O NARASIMHAMURTHY,36 YEARS, GANESH NAGAR, GUNTUPALLI,N.T.R DISTRICT. 2. KUDUPUDI KUSUMA KUMARI,, 2. W/O NARASIMHAMURTHY, 62 YEARS, GANESH NAGAR,GUNTUPALLI,N.T.R DISTRICT 3. .DANGETI VARALAKSHMI,, W/O ASHOK KUMAR, 46 YEARS, VEDURUPAKA, RAYAVARAM MANDALAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. DANGETI ASHOK KUMAR,, 4.C/O DANGETI VENKATA SWAMY, 49 YEARS, VEDURUPAKA, RAYAVARAM MANDALAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. . PILLI VENN,, W/O SRINIVAS, 43 YEARS, ULAVA PETA, KAJULURU MANDALAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. PILLI SRINIVAS,, .S/O SATYANARAYANA, 48 YEARS, ULAVA PETA, KAJULM-U MANDALAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. ROUTHU MURALI KIDSLMA, S/O SMYANAI-AYANA, 40 YEARS, GUNTUPALLI, N.T.R DISTRICT. 7. ROUTHU MURALI KIDSLMA,, S/O SMYANAI-AYANA, 40 YEARS, GUNTUPALLI, N.T.R DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ,VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI,GUNTUR DISTRICT,THROUGH S.H.O., PRAKASH NAGAR POLICE STATION,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. KUDUPUDI TEJASWI, W/O NAGARJUNA, D.NO.85-10- 10/3, SRINAGAR COLONY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, 2 EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 all the proceedings in connection with Crime No.361/2023 Dated 23.11.2023 for the offences under Sections 495,420,498A IPC, 3 864 DP Act against the petitioners on the file of Prakash Nagar Police Station, East Godavari District, 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 the proceedings in connection with Crime No.361/2023 Dated 23.11.2023 for the offences under Sections 495,420,498A IPC, 3 864 DP Act against the petitioners on the file of Prakash Nagar Police Station, East Godavari District,i Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. MANUBROLU SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 2. V NITESH 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 213 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 A1), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.361 of 2023 of Prakash Nagar Police Station, East Godavari District, for the offences punishable under Sections 495, 498-A, 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 & Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 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. 361 of 2023 of Prakash Nagar Police Station, East Godavari 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: 09.09.2026 vnb 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 213 of 2024 Date: 09.09.2026 vnb