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K. Koteswara Rao, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC1 Jul 2026CRLP/2884/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Andhra Pradesh High Court Amaravati; Criminal Petition 2884/2025; Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam; 02.07.2026; dismissed as withdrawn; quash C.C.No. 2337 of 2024 Judicial Magistrate First Class Special Mobile Court Guntur; accused A-3 K. Koteswara Rao, DGM M/s. Shriram Finance Ltd. (formerly Shriram City Union Finance Ltd.); complainant Pole Moses Vineel Raj; State of A.P. Public Prosecutor; Sections 437/438/439/482 Cr.P.C; Section 528 BNSS; IA No. 1 of 2025 stay application; IA No. 2 of 2025 vacate interim order dt. 18-03-2025; liberty to work out legal remedies; non-reportable.

What did the court decide?

Criminal Petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to work out his legal remedies in accordance with law; all pending applications (including IA Nos. 1 and 2 of 2025) stand closed. ¶36

K. Koteswara Rao, Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Anticipatory Bail | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the records of C.C.No. 2337 of 2024 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court, Guntur should be called for and the case quashed against the petitioner/A-3.

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Ratio / Principle

On the request of learned counsel for the petitioner, the Court permitted withdrawal of the criminal petition with liberty to work out the legal remedies available to the petitioner.

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Key takeaways

The Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, leaving it open to the petitioner to work out his legal remedies in accordance with law; the quashing prayer regarding C.C.No. 2337 of 2024 was not adjudicated.ratio¶36
As a sequel to the dismissal as withdrawn, all pending applications shall stand closed.ratio¶37

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No. 2884 of 2025 (High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Special Original Jurisdiction; Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam; pronounced/uploaded 02.07.2026; non-reportable): Filed under Sections 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and Section 528 of BNSS to call for the records of C.C.No. 2337 of 2024 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court, Guntur and quash the proceedings against the petitioner/A-3, K. Koteswara Rao (Deputy General Manager, M/s. Shriram Finance Ltd.). Associated applications: IA No. 1 of 2025 (stay of further proceedings in the C.C.) and IA No. 2 of 2025 (vacation of the interim order dt. 18-03-2025 in Crl.P No. 2884 of 2024, as printed). Before any adjudication, learned counsel Sri O. Uday Kumar sought permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to pursue other legal remedies; the Court dismissed the Criminal Petition as withdrawn granting that liberty, and as a sequel all pending applications were ordered closed. No substantive finding was made on the quashing question.

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Date of reserved for orders : --

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Date of pronouncement : 02.07.2026 Date of uploading : 02.07.2026

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APHC010130662025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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THURSDAY, THE 2^nd DAY OF JULY 2026

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2884/2025

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Between:

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K. KOTESWARA RAO,, S/O. KOTAIAH,(A-3) AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS. DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, M/S. SHRIRAM FINANCE LTD., (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS M/S. SHRIRAM CITY UNION FINANCE LTD.) R/O.D.NO. 2-353, PADAMATA BAZAR, JAMMULAPALEM, TANGUTUR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT - 523274.

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...PETITIONER/ACCUSED

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AND

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P. AT AMARAVATI.

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POLE MOSES VINEEL RAJ, , S/O. MUTYAM, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 10-12-15, HEYER HALL COMPOUND, BESIDE RAMESH HOSPITAL, GUNTUR- 522001.

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...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S):

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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 may be please to call for the records in C.C.No. 2337 of 2024 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of 1®* Class, Special

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Mobile Court, Guntur and quash the same against the Petitioner/ A-3 and to pass

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IA NO: 1 OF 2025

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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 against the Petitioner/ A-3 in C.C.No. 2337 of 2024 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of 1st Class, Special Mobile Court, Guntur and to pass

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IA NO: 2 OF 2025

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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 vacate the interim order dt. 1803-2025, in Crl.P No.2884 Of 2024 and pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

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1.O UDAYA KUMAR

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Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S):

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1.G ELISHA

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2.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

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The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2884 of 2025

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ORDER:-

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The present Criminal Petition has been filed to call for the records pertaining to C.C.No.2337 of 2024 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Special Mobile Court, Guntur and quash the same.

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Sri O.Uday Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the instant criminal petition with a liberty to work out the legal remedies available to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, in view of the submission made by the learned counsel for

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the petitioner, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn leaving it open to the petitioner to work out his legal remedies, in accordance with law.

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As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed.

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____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

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Date: 02.07.2026 RMR

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Whether the order is :

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