APHC010175382022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Between: Thirumani Nageswara Rao and Others The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. N N SOMENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short, “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Petitioner respondents Nos. 5 and 6 against them in D.V.C.No.11 of 2021 First Class, Bantumilli, Krishna District IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3360 OF 2022 Thirumani Nageswara Rao and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): N N SOMENDRA REDDY Respondent/complainant(S): PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: The instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short, “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Petitioner respondents Nos. 5 and 6, seeking quashment of the proceedings D.V.C.No.11 of 2021 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of Bantumilli, Krishna District. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] FRIDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short, “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Petitioners/ seeking quashment of the proceedings pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of 2. Heard Sri N.N.Somendra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petition may be disposed of without causing any prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioners, by dispensing the presence of the petitioners before the Trial Court. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. In that view, the Criminal petition is disposed of. However, the petitioners are at liberty to raise all the contentions before the Trial Court in their defence. The presence of the petitioners before the Trial Court is dispensed with unless their presence is specifically directed by the Trial Court. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 07.02.2025 KK THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3360 OF 2022 07.02.2025 KK