BODE RAMACHANDRA YADAV v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Prosecutor, State of Andhra Pradesh, High Court of Judicature at ...Petitioner Amaravati for the State of Andhra Pradesh

M Krishna Reddy, Aged about 48 years, S/o.M.Venkata Reddy, Occ Police officer, O/o Circle inspector of Police, Chowdepalle Rural circle, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh ...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 F.I.R.No.76 of 2024 dated

06.02.2024, on the file of Punganur UPS P.S, Chittoor District, in the interest of equity and justice while exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. and pass such 2 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 may be pleased to DISPENSE WITH the filing of the certified copy of F.I.R.No.76 of 2024 dated 06.02.2024, on the file of Punganur UPS P.S, Chittoor District, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition 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 grant stay of all further proceedings, including stay of arrest of the Petitioner herein in F.I.R.No.76 of 2024 dated

06.02.2024, on the file of Punganur UPS P.S, Chittoor District, pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: N ASHWANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO:796 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 petitioner herein (A1), seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.76 of 2024, of Punganur UPS Police Station, Chittoor District, for the offences punishable under Section 171-E & 171-F of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 34(a) read with 34(1)(i) of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968.

2. At the stage of admission, this Court has not granted any interim order in the instant lis.

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 Crime No.76 of 2024, of Punganur UPS Police Station, Chittoor District, before the jurisdictional Magistrate.

At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner 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.

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. Date: 19.08.2026 PSA ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO:796 of 2024 PSA Date: 19.08.2026