IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9845 OF 2022 Between: P. Subba Reddy, S/o Kodduru Subba Reddy, Aged about 44 years, Occ. Senior Record Assistant, R/o. Mahanandeeswara Swamy Temple, Abbipuram Village , Mahanandi Mandal, Nandyal District ...PETITIONER / ACCUSED N0.2 AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Through S.H.O Mahanandi Police Station, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. ...RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the Hon'ble High Court may be pleased to call for the records relating to and in connection with vide, the First Information Report No 148 of 2020 on the file of Mahanandi Police Station, Kurnool District registered for the offences under Sections 120B, 420, 409, 506, 203, 464, 509 r/w 34 IPC and Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C consequently quash the same against the petitioner/Accused No.2. LA-NO: 1 OF 2022 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to grant Stay of all further proceedings of the Petitioner/Accused No.2 in connection with vide Cr. No 148 of 2020 on the file of Mahanandi Police Station, Kurnool for the offences under sections120B, 420, 409, 506, 203, 464, 509 r/w 34 IPC and Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Challa Ajay Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following ORDER : \ APHC010670812022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] V. WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 9845 of 2022 Between: P. Subba Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.CHALLA AJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973^ has been filed, by the Petitioner/A.2, seeking quashment of the Proceedings against him in Crime No. 148 of 2020 on the file of Mahanandi Police Station, Kurnool District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 420, 409, 506, 203, 464 and 509 read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard Sri Challa Ajay Kumar, learned counsel for the Petitioner, and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing I for respondent /State. Perused the material on record. For short ‘the Code’ 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that on the Complaint given by the Complainant, the present crime has been registered against A.l to A.6, who are employees of Sri Mahanandiswara Swamy Temple. Petitioner herein is A.2 and he is devotee of Mahanandiswara Swamy and he did not commit any offence as lodged against him. He never misused the temple assets. Further, due to personal conflicts between the Complainant and Petitioner/A.2, the present false and fabricated case has been lodged. Learned counsel would submit that except bald and omnibus allegations, no specific overt acts are attributed against them. 4. Learned counsel would further submit that the presence of the Petitioner may be dispensing with before the Trial Court and the Criminal Petition may be disposed of by giving liberty to the Petitioner to raise such contentions before the Trial Court in defence. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of and the Petitioner/A.2 is at liberty to raise the present contentions before the Trial Court in his defence. However, the presence of the Petitioner/A.2 before the Trial Court is dispensed with, except on the specific dates as directed by the Trial Court. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. SD/- M.PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The S.H.O, Mahanandi Police Station, Kurnool District. ■n 2. One CC to Sri. Challa Ajay Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC’s to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 4. THREE CD COPIES SGM TAC w HIGH COURT DATED: 29/01/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.9845 of 2022 >crs •9'': O' 17 FEB 2025 Xo Co '^y . Current Section SS:£fSPATCV^-^ DISPOSING OF THE CRLP