✦ Andhra Pradesh High Court · 13 Aug 2026

MANJULA G v. SIVARAM YESU

MAHESWARA RAO3 min read

Case at a glance

Decided
13 Aug 2026
Bench
MAHESWARA RAO

Provisions considered

Key paragraphs

  • Para 55. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. Date: 13.08.2026 KRK ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 697 of 2024 KRK Date: 13.08.2026

Judgment

High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati ...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 Courtmay be pleased to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No. 1 and 2 in Cr.No. 19 of 2024 of Mulakalacheruvu Police Station, Annamayya District and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 2 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 may be pleased to dispense with the filing of certified copy of the FIR in Cr.No. 19 of 2024 of Mulakalacheruvu Police Station, Annamayya District and pass such IA NO: 2 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 may be pleased to direct the Station House Officer, Kalikiri Police Station to issue 41 A Cr.P.C. notices to the petitioners in connection with Cr.No.19 of 2024 of Mulakalacheruvu Police Station, Annamayya District and to pass such IA NO: 3 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 may be pleased to stay all further proceedings against Petitioners/accused No.1 and 2 in Cr.No. 19 of 2024 of Mulakalacheruvu Police Station, Annamayya District and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 697 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A1 & A2), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.19 of 2024 of Mulakalacheruvu Police Station, Annamayya District, for the offences punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 153(3) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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 referred the case in FIR in Crime No.19 of 2024 of Mulakalacheruvu Police Station, Annamayya District as “False” vide C.No.218/RC-SDPO(M)/2024 dated 31.07.2024. He also forwarded a copy of proceedings in C.No.218/RC-SDPO(M)/2024 dated 31.07.2024. 4

4.

Proceedings in C.No.218/RC-SDPO(M)/2024

31.07.2024 is made part of record.

5.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. Date: 13.08.2026 KRK ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 697 of 2024 KRK Date: 13.08.2026

Questions this judgment answers

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — ss. 153(3), 437, 438, 439, 482; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 528; Indian Penal Code, 1860 — s. 420.

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Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 13 Aug 2026. The bench was MAHESWARA RAO.

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