CRLP/3123/2024 of V K SUDARSSHAN Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH on 14 September 2026

APHC010200822024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA

PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

TUESDAY, THE 15th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO

KUNCHEAM

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3123 OF 2024

Between:

1. V K SUDARSSHAN, S/o. Mr. K. Venkatanarayana Aged about 38 Years, Occ- PSU Employee, F-3, B-Block Sri Lakshmi Residency, Dhatu Nagar Jillelguda Meerpet, Hyderabad - 500097

2. K. Jayalakshmi, W/o. K. Venkatanarayana, Aged about 67

years, Occ- Teacher (retd.) No. 32 Main Road, Kamaraj Nagar, Avadi, Chennai- 600 071.

3. K, Venkatanarayana, S/o. Late. K.Venkataramana, Aged about 72 years, Occ-Pharmacist (retd.). No. 32 Main Road, Kamaraj Nagar, Avadi, Chennai- 600 071.

4. J.V.Sunayana, W/o.N. Lokesh Kumar, Aged about 35 years, Occ-Pvt. Sector, No.1/1, Vasudevapuram, Triplicane, Chennai- 600 005.

...Petitioners

AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati.

2. Mrs A Vineesha, W/o. Mr. V.K. Sudarsshan, agedabout 31

years, D. no. 4-19, Govinda Nagar, Rajiv Nagar, Tirupati (Urban), Tirupati- 517501.

...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 Courtmay be pleased to to quash the entire proceedings arising out of FIR in Cr. No. 26 of 2024 registered on the file of the Disha women Police Station at Tirupati 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 ay be pleased to dispense with certified copy of Cr. No. 26 of 2024, dated 16.03.2024 on the file of the Disha Police Station at Tirupati before this Hon’ble Court 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 May be pleased to grant a stay of all further proceedings in FIR in Cr.

No. 26 of 2024 registered on the file of the Disha women Police Station at Tirupati arising out of the impugned FIR including the appearance of the Petitioners/Accused, and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: DASARI S V V S V PRASAD

Counsel for the Respondents: D PURNACHANDRA REDDY

Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP)

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3123 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 FIR in Crime No.26 of 2024 of Disha Women Police Station, Tirupati District, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323 & 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

2.

No representation for the petitioners.

3.

Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, basing on the written instructions, submits that pending the Criminal Petition, police filed charge sheet and the same was numbered as CC No.420 of 2024 on the file of the IV Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)- cum-IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tirupati and in the said Calendar Case, the petitioners got acquitted vide Judgment dated 10.04.2026. He also furnished a copy of said