Pamarthi Mounika Devi Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

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Date of reserved for order s : - Date of pronouncement : 06.07.2026 Date of uploading : 10.07.2026

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APHC010295562026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3504] (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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MON D AY, THE 6^th DAY OF JULY 2026

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4730/2026

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Between:

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PAMARTHI MOUNIKA DEVI, D/O. SRINIVASA RAO, A G ED ABOUT 28 YEARS,R/O. 2-47 , KUNTAMUKKALA, G.KONDURU MANDALOLD KRISHNA,PRESE N T NTR DISTRICT - 521230

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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,HI G H COURT AT AMARAVATHI.A.P - 5 22239

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PONUGANTI PUS P AVATHI, W/O. SOBANATRI, AG E D ABOUT 55 YEARS,R/O KUNTAMUKKALA, G.KONDURU MANDALOLD KRISHNA,PRESE N T NTR DISTRICT - 521230

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...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S):

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Petition under Sec t ion 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C an d 528 of BNSS praying that in the circu m stances stated in the Memorandu m of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the Hi g h Courtpleased to quash the proceedings in C.C. No. 136 of 2019 on the f ile of the learned 1ST Additional Ju d icial First Class Magistrate, Mylavaram, insofar as the petitioner/Accused No.5 is concerned, and pass

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IA NO: 1 OF 2026

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS p r aying that in the circumstances stated in t he Memorandum of Grounds of Cri m inal Petition,the

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High Court may be pleased to dispense with filing of the certified copy of Charge Sheet, in CC No. 136 of 2019, dated on the file of Hon'ble Court of 1STAdditional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Mylavaram, before this Hon’ble Court and pass

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IA NO: 2 OF 2026

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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 to stay all further proceedings against the petitioner/Accused No.5 in C.C. No. 136 of 2019 on the file of the learned 1 Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Mylavaram, including her personal appearance before the trial Court, pending disposal of Criminal Petition and pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

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1.V ROOPESH KUMAR REDDY

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Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S):

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1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4730 OF 2026

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The Court made the following Order:

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Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein (A5), seeking to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.136 of 2019 on the file of the learned I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Mylavaram, wherein she was charged for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 324 & 354 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘the IPC’).

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondent No.1-State.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner herein (A5) was charged with the offences punishable under Sections 323, 324 & 354 read with Section 34 of the IPC in C.C.No.136 of 2019 on the file of the learned I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Mylavaram.

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Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner herein (A5) is an unmarried woman and is working.

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Though multiple grounds are raised in the affidavit, during the course of arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner restricted the prayer in the present petition to dispensing with the personal appearance of the petitioner in the proceedings in C.C. No. 136 of 2019 before the trial Court.

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On the other hand, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor fairly submits that the petitioner herein (A5) is an unmarried woman and is working.

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Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, and after perusal of the entire material available on record, the presence of petitioner herein (A5) before the learned I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Mylavaram, in C.C.No.136 of 2019 is dispensed with, except on those dates when the learned Magistrate feels that her presence is necessary.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of.

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As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

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______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J

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Dated: 03.07.2026 MDP

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Whether the order is:

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✓ ✓ Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No ✓ ✓ Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No

Pamarthi Mounika Devi v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

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