JUDGMENT K Suresh Reddy, J. - This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.') to quash the proceedings against the petitioners, in FIR No.25 of 2020, dated 6.2.2020 on the file of the Malkapuram L & O Police Station, Visakhapatnam. The alleged offences against the petitioner are under sections 120-B, 403, 406, 420 r/w 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short 'IPC'). 2. Heard the counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the 2nd respondent and the Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the 1st respondent / State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that after filing the private complaint by the 2nd respondent before the learned III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, the learned Magistrate without following the guidelines prescribed by the Apex Court in Priyanka Srivastava & Another v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No.781 of 2012 decided on 19.3.2015 forwarded the complaint under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., to investigate the matter. He further requested for a direction to the learned Magistrate to follow guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Priyanka Srivastava (Supra). 4. The learned counsel for the 2nd respondent did not dispute the same. 5. In that view of the matter, the proceedings against the petitioners, in FIR No.25 of 2020, dated 6.2.2020 on the file of the Malkapuram L & O Police Station, Visakhapatnam, are hereby quashed. Consequently, complaint filed by the 2nd respondent is restored to the file and the learned III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, is directed to take up the said complaint filed by the 2nd respondent and proceed in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble apex Court in Priyanka Srivastava (supra). With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.