Two criminal petitions were filed before the Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati seeking to quash proceedings in Crime No. 412 of 2026 registered at Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District, against multiple accused who are political leaders of the YSRCP opposition party, including a former Minister, MLA, and other party functionaries. The FIR alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, arising from an incident where the accused allegedly threatened and used casteist language against the de-facto complainant, a woman belonging to the SC-Madiga community, while she questioned them during their visit to Penumaka Village. The court heard arguments from senior counsel for the petitioners and the Public Prosecutor, with the prosecution opposing any relief and citing the criminal antecedents of several accused, while the petitioners relied on Supreme Court precedents regarding the limited power of arrest for offences punishable with less than seven years' imprisonment. The court noted that all alleged offences carry imprisonment of less than seven years and that the petitioners are political leaders of the opposition party. The order reproduced in the judgment is an interim procedural order dated 01.07.2026, directing issuance of notices and hearing of parties, with the final disposal order being the subject of the common order dated 08.07.2026.