APHC010058312024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE 19th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 713 OF 2024 Between: 1. PAISAGI SHIV KUMAR, S/o P. Lakshi Narayana, aged 25 Years, R/o. D. No. 50-94/1, Santhipuram, Opp. Vijaya Medical Shop, Gurudwara, Visakhapatnam-530016. 2. Manchipalli Nagendra, S/o Bangarraju, aged 25 years, R/o 50-70-3, Harijana Veedhi, Seethammapet, Visakhapatnam-530016 ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravathi. 2. Reguvalasa Asha Latha, W/o Immani Srinivas, aged 50 years, R/o.D.No. 13-59, 1st lane, Madhuranagar, Gandhinagar, Anakapalli Town, Anakapalli Dist. ...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 Quash the proceedings in Crime No.439 of 2023, dated 14.12.2023 of Anakapalli Town Police Station, against the Accused No.1 and 2 and pass 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 to dispense with the filing of the certified copy of in Crime.No.439 of 2023, dated 14.12.2023 of Anakapalli Town P.S. dated 14.12.2023 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 pleased to Stay of all further proceedings in Crime.No.439 of 2023 of Anakapalli Town P.S. against the Accused No.1 and 2 and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: DHANA RAJU GUNTU Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO:713 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (Accused), seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.439 of 2023, of Anakapalli Town Police Station, Anakapalli District, for the offences punishable under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. At the stage of admission, this Court has not granted any interim order in the instant lis. 3. 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.439 of 2023, of Anakapalli Town Police Station, Anakapalli District, before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 4. At that juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Criminal Petition with a liberty to challenge the charge sheet, in accordance with the law, if so advised. 4

5. 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. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 19.08.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO:713 of 2024 Date: 19.08.2026 PSA