APHC010017992025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE 11th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 367 OF 2025 Between: 1. MUNASA GANGA RAJU, S/o. M. Sathi Babu, Aged about 28 years, R/o. Vasi Village, S. Kota Mandal, Vizianagaram District. (A-1) 2. Munasa Erriamma @ Yerrayyamma, W/o. M. Sathi Babu, Aged about 48 years, R/o. Vasi Village, S. Kota Mandal, Vizianagaram District. (A-2) 3. Munasa Sathi Babu,, S/o. M. Samudaram, Aged about 56 years, R/o. Vasi Village, S. Kota Mandal, Vizianagaram District. (A-3) 4. Munasa Girija Kumari,, D/o. M. Sathi Babu, Aged about 25 years, R/o. Vasi Village, S. Kota Mandal, Vizianagaram District. (A-4) 5. Munasa Mohan Rao,, S/o. M. Sathi Babu, Aged about 30 years, R/o. Vasi Village, S. Kota Mandal, Vizianagaram District. (A-5) ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. 2 2. Munasa Kanaka Maha Lakshmi, W/o. Munasa Ganga Raju, D/o. Battina Maha Lakshmi, Aged about 25 years, R/o. Chinanandipalli Village, Devarapalli Mandal, Anakapalli 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 quash the Crime No. 62 of 2024 of Disha UPS Anakapalli, Anakapalli District, registered against the petitioners 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 to dispense with the filing of certified copy of Crime No. 62 of 2024 of Disha UPS Anakapalli, Anakapalli District and receive the main Criminal Petition on file in the interests of justice 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 to grant stay of all further proceedings in pursuant to the proceedings in Crime No. 62 of 2024 of Disha UPS Anakapalli, Anakapalli District, pending disposal of the main Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: SARANU PHANI TEJA Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 367 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.62 of 2024, of Disha UPS Police Station, Anakapalli District, for the offences punishable under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor basing on the written instructions states that, pending the Criminal Petition, the police filed charge sheet and the same was numbered as CC No.781 of 2025, on the file of the Court of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chodavaram and the same was settled before the Lok Adalat vide Award dated 13.09.2025 before the learned III Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-XIII Additional Judicial Magistrate, Anakapalli. 4 3. Lok Adalat Award dated 13.09.2025 of the learned III Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-XIII Additional Judicial Magistrate, Anakapalli is made part of the record. 4. No representation for the petitioners. 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is closed, as the main case before trial Court was settled by the respective parties. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 11.09.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 367 of 2025 Date: 11.09.2026 PSA