APHC010148352020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2053/2020 Between: 1. PADALA NAGA MAHESWARA REDDY, FATHER NAME VENKAIAH AGE 43 ADDRESS R/O KANCHIKACHARLA VILLAGE, AND MANDALAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep.by its public prosecutor, High Court of AP at Amaravathi ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT 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 Courtpleased to QUASH the proceedings in Crime No. 209/2020 pending against the petitioners/accused 2 on the file of the Nandigama PS, Krishna District for the alleged offences Under Sections 269, 270, 271, 273 IPC and Section 5 (1) and 22 of Cigarettes and other Tobacco products prohibition, advertisement and regulation, trade, production, supply and distribution Act, 2003 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2020 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 pleased to stay all further proceedings including arrest of the accused No. 2 in Crime No. 209/2020 pending against the petitioners/accused 2 on the file of the Nandigama PS, Krishna District for the 2 alleged offences Under Sections 269, 270, 271, 273 IPC and Section 5 (1) and 22 of Cigarettes and other Tobacco products prohibition, advertisement and regulation, trade, production, supply and distribution Act, 2003 and pass such other IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 pleased to post the Crl.P.No.2053 of 2020 under the caption ‘For Being Mentioned’ for passing appropriate orders on merits in the above quash petition, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. V R MACHAVARAM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 3 The Court made the following: ORDER : The instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed, by the Petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking quashment of the proceedings against him in Crime No.93 of 2020, on the file of Ravulapalem Police Station, East Godavari District. 2. Sri V.R.Machavaram, learned counsel for the Petitioner, would submit that the relief prayed in this petition has become infructuous and the petition may be disposed of. 3. Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State is in attendance. 4. In that view, the Criminal Petition is dismissed since the relief has become infructuous. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 24-07-2025 JLV 4 HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.2053 of 2020 Dt.24.07.2025 JLV