1 APHC010419642025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8480/2025 Between: 1. PAGADALA SUBRAMANYAM, S/O.VENKATARATNAM, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O.H.NO.2-97, BELLEMVARI STREET, RAMAVARAPPADU VIJAYAWADA-521108, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. M/S THE CITIZEN COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, REP.BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, M.S.R.K.PRASAD, S/O.DIVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/O.NIRMALA CONVENT ROAD, PATAMATA, VIJAYAWADA, NTR 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 CourtPleased to call for the records of Order dated 08-07- 2025 passed in CrI.MP No. 4680 of 2023 in C.C.No. 190 of 2023 on the file of the court of the IV Addl. Civil Judge (Senior Division)-cum-V Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at Vijayawada, Krishna District and quash the same as abuse of process of law against the petitioner/Accused and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 2 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 pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including appearance of the petitioner/accused in C.C.No. 190 of 2023 on the file of the court of the IV Addl. Civil Judge (Senior Division)-cum-V Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at Vijayawada, Krishna District, pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SAI GANGADHAR CHAMARTY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8480/2025 ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused, seeking quashment of the Order dated 08.07.2025 passed by the learned IV Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division)-cum-V Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Vijayawada in Crl.M.P.No.4680 of 2023 in C.C.No.190 of 2023. 2. Heard Sri Sai Gangadhar Chamarty, learned counsel for the Petitioner/Accused and Ms. K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of without causing any prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioners by dispensing the presence of the petitioner before the Trial Court. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the presence of the petitioner/Accused before the Trial Court is dispensed with, unless his presence is specifically directed by the Trial Court. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 14.08.2025 UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8480/2025 Dated.14.08.2025 UPS 20