The petitioner, Lekkala Bhaskara Rao, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.97 of 2026. The court heard the petition and perused the record, noting that the alleged offences are punishable with imprisonment for less than seven years. The court directed the investigating officer to comply with Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and to follow the directions issued in the cases of Satender Kumar Antil, Arnesh Kumar, and Md. Asfak Alam. The petitioner is obliged to render his fullest cooperation in the ongoing investigation.