APHC010126172026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1950/2026 Between:

1. ANANTHA LAKSHMI DURGA, W/O. ANANTHA SATYA UDHIAYA BHASKAI- RAO - MLC,AED 35 TEARS, OCC HOUSE WIFE,R/O. FLATNO,401, SHANKAR TOWERS APARTMENTS,SRI RAM NAGAR, KAKAINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AT AMARAVATHI,THROUGH PS SARPAVARAM,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

2. VEEDHI NOOKARATNAM, W/O SATYANARAYANA AGED 40 YEARS SRI RAM BAGEECHIENCLAVE APARTMENT NEAR KULAICHERUVU RAMARAOPETAKAKMADA N/O PATIMEDA G MAMIDADA VILLAGE OF PEDAPUDIMANDAL ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S):

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 order dated 5.3.2026 issuing NBW to the petitioner in Case No.SC.SPL/78/2023 on the file of Special Judge, East Godavari District as uploaded in the e-portal by the trial court i.e., the special judge for SC 85 ST, Rajamahendravaram and direct the trial court to issue summons to the petitioner in Case No.SC.SPL/78/2023 on the file of Special Judge, East Godavari District, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 filing of the certified copy of the order dated 5.3.2026 issuing NBW to the petitioner in Case No.SC.SPL/78/2023 on the file of Special Judge, East Godavari District as uploaded in the e- portal by the trial court i.e., the special judge for SC & ST, Rajamahendravaram, for the present, and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2026 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 grant interim stay of arrest the petitioner pursuant to the NBW issued by the special judge for SC and ST, Rajamahendravaram dated 5.3.2026 in Case No.SC.SPL/78/2023 on the file of Special Judge, East Godavari District, pending disposal of the quash petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

1. G.SAI LOCHAN Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S):

1. POSANI AKASH

2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following:

ORDER:

1. This Criminal Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short „BNSS‟) is filed seeking quashment of the order dated 05.03.2026 issuing Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) to the Petitioner in Case No. SC. Spl/78/2023 on the file of the Court of the Special Judge For Trial of Cases under SCs & STs(PoA) Act-cum-X Additional District Court, Rajamahendravaram.

2. Heard Sri C.Raghu, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri G. Sai Lochan, learned counsel for the Petitioner on record and Sri M. Lakshminarayana, learned Public Prosecutor assisted by Smt.K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1/State and Sri Posani Venkateswarlu, learned Senior Counsel for respondent No.2/de facto complainant.

3. Perused the material on record.

4. The learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the Petitioner is arrayed as Accused No.2 in Crime No.195 of 2022 of Sarpavaram Police Station. A supplementary charge sheet under Section 173(8) Cr.P.C. was filed for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201 read with 114 and 506 IPC, along with Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(v) of the SCs & STs (PoA) Act, 1989, as amended by Act No.1 of 2016, before the Special Court for SCs & STs (PoA) Act- cum-X Additional District and Sessions Judge, Rajamahendravaram. The learned Senior Counsel would further submit that the learned Special Judge, after receiving the supp