Kottapu Madhavi v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
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What is this about?
Criminal Petitions 1054 & 1058 of 2024, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, single judge Dr Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa, order dated 27.10.2025. Petitions under Section 482 CrPC / Section 528 BNSS by Accused Nos.1 to 5 in CC No.31 of 2020 (III Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada, Krishna District) seeking quashment of proceedings; complainant Karoti Kalpana Keziya; State represented through Public Prosecutor. Petitions disposed on joint submission of counsel; presence of Accused Nos.2 to 5 before Trial Court dispensed with unless specifically directed; miscellaneous petitions closed; quashment merits not decided. Counsel: Koteswara Rao Koppula (petitioners), M.V.V.R.Satyanarayana (respondent No.2), K. Priyanka Lakshmi (Assistant Public Prosecutor for State). Keywords: dispensation of appearance, Section 482 CrPC quashment, Section 528 BNSS, interim stay IA applications, Vijayawada metropolitan magistrate.