Criminal petition filed to quash FIR No. 81 of 2024 was admitted but no interim order was granted. Petitioners subsequently sought to withdraw the petition, which was allowed with liberty to pursue legal remedies elsewhere pending advice.
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APHC010333132024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
THURSDAY, THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5340 OF 2024
Between:
...Petitioners
AND
...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 Court pleased to call for the records in FIR.No. 81
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of2024 dated 22.04.2024, on the file of the Badvel (R) Police Station, YSR District, and quash the same and pass
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 to dispense with filling of the certified copy of the order, FIR.No. 81 of 2024 dated 22.04.2024, on the file of the Badvel (R) Police Station, YSR District, pending disposal of the above criminal petition and pass
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 to stay all further proceedings in in FIR.No. 81 of 2024 dated 22.04.2024, on the file of the Badvel (R) Police Station, YSR District, including any coercive steps against the petitioners, pending disposal of the Criminal Petition and pass
Counsel for the Petitioners: V R REDDY KOVVURI
Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5340 of 2024
The Court made the following Order:
Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 482 Cr.P.C.), has been
filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A1 to A3), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.81 of 2024 of Badvel (R) Police Station, Y S R District, for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 506, 509 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
granting liberty to workout legal remedies, in accordance with the law.
Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.
____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
Date: 10.09.2026 KKN
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5340 of 2024
Date: 10.09.2026
KKN
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners seeking to quash the FIR proceedings in a case involving sections 323, 506, 509 of IPC should be granted interim orders.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Dhunauthala Purushotam Reddy
Dhunnuthala Ramulamma
Pedda Yella Reddy
The State of Andhra Pradesh
Muthumala Jhansi Lakshmi
Maheswara Rao Kuncheam
As recorded by the court registry
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