APHC010214172020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3194/2020 Between: 1. S HAMEED ABDUL KADER, S/O SHAIK ABDUL KADER, AGE. 44 YEARS OCC. PROP M/S KALIMA GRANITES, R/O 63/30, MOORE STREET, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH SHO, ONGOLE TALUKA PS, PRAKASHAM DISTRICT, REP BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P., AT AMARAVATI. 2. B JAGANNADHA RAO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 Courtto quash the proceedings in Crime No. 279 of 2020 of Ongole Taluka PS, Prakasham District. against the petitioners and t 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 to grant stay of all further proceedings in Crime No. 279 of 2020 of Ongole Taluka PS, Prakasham District., pending disposal of Criminal Petition, and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. P NARAHARI BABU 2 Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3194/2020 ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.9, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in Crime No.279 of 2020 on the file of Ongole Taluka Police Station, Prakasam District. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the matter has become infructuous, since the charge sheet has already been filed in this matter. 3. Sri P.Narahari Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, the petition may be disposed of giving liberty to challenge the same. 4. Recording the above said submissions, the Criminal Petition is dismissed since the relief has become infructuous. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the charge sheet, if so advised. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 18.07.2025 SCS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3194/2020 Dated.18.07.2025 SCS 135