ADVANCE ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY AND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 739 OF 2016 Appeal under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C,1973, praying that the High Court may be pleased to acquit the appellants for the charges under Section 148, 332 r/w. 149 of IPC, 307 r/w 149 of IPC and 302 r/w 149 of IPC by set aside the judgment dated 09.06.2016, passed in S.C.No.50 of 2014 on the file the Court of Sessions Vizianagaram Division, the 2 additional Sessions Judge, at Parvatipuram. nd Between: 1. Janni Seetayya, S/o. Somayya, aged about 57 years, Occ: Coolie Adaru Valasa Village, Gummadiguda Panchayath, Pachipenta Mandal, Vizianagaram District, A.P. Pin No.535591 2. Erajanni Narasayya, S/o. SomaTammayya, aged about 37 years Adaru Valasa Village, Gummadiguda Panchayath, Pachipenta Mandal, Vizianagaram District, A.P. Pin No.535591 3. Reguboina Chandrayya, S/o. Late Sanyasi, aged about 42 years Adaru Valasa Village, Gummadiguda Panchayath, Pachipenta Mandal, Vizianagaram District, A.P. Pin No.535591 / 4. Janni Raju, S/o. Seetayya, aged about 30 years Adaru Valasa Village Gummadiguda Panchayath, Pachipenta Mandal, Vizianagaram District A.P. Pin No.535591 ...Appellants/Accused Nos.1 to 3 & 9 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor high Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. ...Respondent Counsel for the Appellant No.1: SRI VEERABHADRA RAO KOPPISETTI Counsel for the Appellant Nos.2 to 4: SRI. D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURESH REDDY AND HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CRIMINAL APPEAL No, 739 OF 2016 r' ADVANCE ORDER: (per Hon'ble Sri Justice K.Suresh Reddy) In the result, the criminal appeal is allowed, setting aside the conviction and sentence recorded against the appellants-accused Nos. 1 to 3 and 9 by judgment dated 09-06-2016 in Sessions Case No. 50 of 2014 on the file of the Court of learned II Additional Sessions Judge at Parvatipuram. appellants-accused Nos. 1 to 3 and 9 are acquitted of all the charges. The appellant-accused No. 1 shall be set at liberty forthwith if he is not required in any other case. The As the appellants-accused Nos. 2, 3 and 9 have been enlarged on bail by this Court by order dated 27-09-2021 in I.A.No. 1 of 2021, in terms of the order dated 02-11-2016 passed by a Division Bench of the composite High Court for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh in Batchu Ranga Rao and others Vs. State of A.P., represented by its Public Prosecutor, they are directed to surrender themselves before the concerned jail authorities for completing the formalities for their release. Fine amount paid, if any, by the appellants-accused Nos. 1 to 3 and 9 shall be refunded to them. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand disposed of in consequence. Sd/- E KAMESWARA RAO JOINT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Salur, Vizianagaram District. 2. The 2 District. 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam. (Speed post) nd additional Sessions Judge, at Parvatipuram, Vizianagaram •' J c 4. The Station House Officer, Pachipenta Police Station, Vizianagaram. 5. One CC to Sri. Veerabhadra Rao Koppisetti, Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to Sri. D Purnachandra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. The Section Officer, Criminal Section, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. 9. Three CD Copies PR sree / HIGH COURT After advance order send the entire case bundle to the KSR,J Peshie. dispatching the DATED:24/04/2025 ADVANCE ORDER CRLA.No.739 of 2016 2 ^ APR 2025 rja: Current Seotiof^ ^ ‘*3 ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL APPEAL