1 APHC010351112025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7267/2025 Between: 1. SAMMANGI SALMON RAJU, S/O, NEELA VENKATA RAMANA, AGE 21 YRS, R/O. D.NO. 13-35-2, NEAR MUNICIPAL TANK, ARILOVA, VISAKHAPATNAM. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati,. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT 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 Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in C.C. No. 3774/2023 on the file of the Vll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Visakhapatnam in Crime No. 237/2023 U/s 3(1), 4(1), 5(l)(a) Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act, 1956 which was registered by the Kancharapalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam and pass such other order or orders. IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 dispense with certified copies of in 2 C.C.No.3774/2023 the file of the VII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Visakhapatnam in Crime No.237/2023 U/s 3(1), 4(1), 5(l)(a) of Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act, 1956 which was registered by the Kancharapalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam and pass such other order or orders. IA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 stay all further proceedings in C.C. No. 3774/2023 on the file of the VII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Visakhapatnam in Crime No. 237/2023 U/s 3(1), 4(1), 5(l)(a) of Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act, 1956 which was registered by the Kancharapalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam including with the appearance, till the disposal of the main case and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SIMHACHALAM KARUKOLA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER : Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent-State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner being a customer, the case against him for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1), 4(1), 5(1)(a) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, is not maintainable. 3 3. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 4. In the light of the orders passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Petition No.2156 of 2022, dated 30.3.2022 in Salapu Venkateswara Rao vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh, the Criminal Petition is allowed quashing the proceedings against the petitioner / accused No.1 in C.C.No.3774/2023 on the file of learned VII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Visakhapatnam. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 14.07.2025 ARR 4 182 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7267/2025 Dt. 14.07.2025 ARR