%> - IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4734 OF 2025 Between: Kotwala Chinnarao, S/o.Krishna Murthy, aged Employee, D.No.17-314/153, Flat No.406, 4*^ Floor, Block-A Hills Apartments, Gopalapatnam Village, Visakhapatnam. about 60 years, Sheshadri ...Petitioner/Appellant/Accused AND 1. Smt. Ganji Venkata Satyavathi, W/o.Somu Naidu D.N0.17-314-31VC-7 Visakhapatnam- 27. (Complainant) 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Housewife, R/at. Gopalapatnam, Venkatadri Apartments High Court ...Respondents Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Modification the Order dated 11.03.2025 in CRL.MP No.302 of 2025 in CRL.APPEAL No.78 of 2025 on the file of Court of Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases Under SC and ST (POA) Act-CUM-XI Additional District Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. ..... Judge, ■ I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to dispense with the filing of the certified copy of CRL.MP.No.302 of 2025 in CRL Appeal No.78 of 2025, Order dated 11.03.2025 on the file of Court of Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SC & ST (POA) Act-cum-XI Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Sarat Babu Pulipati, Advocate for Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: APHC010219592025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4734/2025 Between: Kotwala Chinnarao ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND Ganji Venkata Satyavathi and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.SARAT BABU PULIPATI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) ■f THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.4734 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order in Crl.MP.No.302 of 2025 passed by the learned Special Sessions Judge for Trial of cases under SC & ST (POA) Act - Cum - XI Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam. 2. The petitioner was convicted in CC.No.5009 of 2023 for the alleged offence under Section 138 of NI Act. Thereafter, the petitioner has filed an appeal before the Appellate Court and the Appellate Court has while considering the appeal the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.4,00,000/- and further permitted the complainant to withdraw the amount. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the order passed by the learned Sessions Judge is contrary to the Section 148 of Nl Act. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State and perused the record. 5. Considering the submissions,the order learned Sessions Judge stands modified as follows ; The petitioner shall deposit 20% of the Cheque amount within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of this order. 6. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed off. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases Under SC and ST (POA) Act-CUM-XI Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. > 2. The VII Special Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 3. One CC to Sri Sarat Babu Pulipati, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two GO'S to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies BSV sree HIGH COURT DATE 0:09/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4734 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION