APHC010333812022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 4948 of 2022 Between: Metta Appanna ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND Directorate Of Enforcement ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. M CHALAPATI RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. JOSYULA BHASKARA RAO(SC FOR CENTRL GOVT) The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, has been filed by the Petitioner/A.1 seeking quashment of the Proceedings in SC No.91 of 2021 on the file of the Court of Metropolitan Session Judge-cum-Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Visakhapatnam. 2. Sri M.Chalapati Rao, learned counsel for the Petitioner/A.1 seeks permission to withdraw the Criminal Petition with a liberty to the Petitioner to raise all the contentions before the trial Court in defence and made an endorsement on the record to that effect. 3. Permission is accorded. 2 4. Sri Josyula Bhaskara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Enforcement Directorate appearing for Respondent/State would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, the Petitioner is at liberty to raise all the contentions before the trial Court at appropriate in his defence. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No. 4948 of 2022 23.01.2025 Mjl/*