IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI THURSDAY,THE THIRTEENTHDAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2677 OF 2025 Between: Damarla Srinivasulu, S/o. Venkateswarlu, Aged 41 Years, R/o Epurupalem Village, Of Chirala Mandal, Bapatia District. ...Petitioner/Accused N0.1 AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT 2. Pannuri Vani, W/o. Damarla Srinivasulu, Aged 38 Years, R/o Epurupalem Village, Of Chirala Mandal, Bapatia District. ...RESPONDENTDE-FACTO/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS (Under Section 482 of Cr.P.C.,) praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chirala to complete the trail in C.C. NO.280 OF 2018 as expeditiously as possible LA. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to dispense with the filing of certified copy of Charge Sheet in C.C. NO.280 OF 2018 on the file of the Court of Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chirala, for the offence Punishable U/s. 498(A), IPC, Sec. 3 & 4 of D.P. Act., This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri RAMAKRISHNA AKURATHI, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2 The Court made the following order: APHC010118542025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY ,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2677/2025 Between: Damarla Srinivasulu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. RAMAKRISHNA AKURATHI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: THE HOMBLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.2677 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2 The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arraigned as A.1 in C.C. No.280 of 2018 on the file of the Court of Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chirala, for the alleged offence under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 3. The learned counsel further submits that L.W.2 was examined as P.W.1 in part, and for further examination, the matter has been adjourned several times. It is also submitted that during the pendency of the case, L.W.1, who was the de facto complainant, passed away. 4. Considering the same, the Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chirala, shall make an endeavour to dispose off C.C. No.280 of 2018 as expeditiously as possible preferably within six months from the date of receipt of the order. 5. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed off. 6 Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criniinal petition shall Sd/- K J RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SE N OFFICER To 1. The Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chirala 2. One CC to Sri. Ramakrishna Akurathi iraravamt [OU^ 4. Three CD Copies Advocate [OPUC] Pradesh at vna HIGH COURT DATED:13/03/2025 ORDER 'i oil APR 2® CRLP.No.2677 of 2025 m Co, » ^ Current Section ^ VoesPATC^S^ a DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION