Andhra Pradesh High Court
CRLP/709/2024 of Machanna Raghu Tej Vs The State ofA.P., on 18 August 2026
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: 709 OF 2024 Between: 1. Machanna Raghu Tej, S/o B. Machanna, Aged 41 years, Software Engineer, 8/883-1, Jayanagar
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA
PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
WEDNESDAY, THE 19th DAY OF AUGUST 2026
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO
KUNCHEAM
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 709 OF 2024
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1. Machanna Raghu Tej, S/o B. Machanna, Aged 41 years, Software Engineer, 8/883-1, Jayanagar Colony, Kalyandurg, Ananthapuramu.
2. B. Ramesh, S/o B. Chinna Vannurappa, Aged 49 years. Agriculturist 6-3, Palthuru Village, Indira Nagar, B C Colony, Vidapanakal Ananthapuramu. ...Petitioners AND
1. The State ofA P, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravathi. Through the SHO, Chilkalapudi Police Station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District.
2. Lakshmi Usha Machanna, Aged 46 years. House Wife, New Housing Board Colony, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. ...Respondents
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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 pleased to quash the Cr.No.242 of 2023, Dt.20.12.2023 on the file of the Chilkalapudi Police Station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District, in so far as petitioners 1 & 2 are concerned 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 may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in Cr.No.242 of 2023, Dt.20.12.2023 on the file of the Chilkalapudi Police Station, Machilipatnam, Krishna District, including arrest of the Petitioners, pending disposal of the above criminal petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: THUMMALAPUDI CHINNA SAMBAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP)
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 709 OF 2024 Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A1 and A2), seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.242 of 2023 of Chilakalapudi UPS, Krishna District, for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 509, 506 read with 34 IPC.
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 instructions, submits that the police have filed a charge sheet in FIR in Crime No.242 of 2023 of Chilakalapudi UPS, Krishna 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.
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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 krk
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