1 APHC010700422022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY ,THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10276/2022 Between: Paladagu Srikanth and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. NAGENDRA BABU PARAGATI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10276/2022 ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short, “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Petitioners, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against them in JC.C.No. 37 of 2020 on the file of Court of the Chariman, Juvenile Justice Board & IV Additional Juvenile Civil Judge, Guntur. 2. Heard Sri P. Nagendra Babu, learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners herein are Juveniles who are facing a Trial in JC.C.No.37 of 2020 on the file of Court of the Chariman, Juvenile Justice Board & IV Additional Juvenile Civil Judge, Guntur. The other accused in the same matter were acquitted by Sessions Court in S.C.No.139 of 2017 on the file of Special Court for Speedy Trial of Offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Guntur dated 01.11.2019. Learned Counsel would submit that same judgment is applicable to the present petitioners also. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 3 5. Considering the submissions made, there is no dispute about the fact that if the judgment in S.C.No. 139 of 2017 against the other accused is applicable to the facts of the present petitioner, the Court can take appropriate decision over the said matter after going through the material gathered by the Investigating Officer against the present petitioners. Such being the case, it is appropriate to dispose of the petition. 6. In the result, the petition is disposed of. However, the petitioners are at liberty to place the judgment in S.C.No.139 of 2017 on the file of Special Court for Speedy Trial of Offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Guntur dated 01.11.2019 before Juvenile Justice Board along with other material on record. On placing such material, the Juvenile Justice Board is requested to look into the matter and take appropriate decision according to law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two (2) months. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 04.02.2025 UPS 4 34 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.10276 of 2022 Dt.04.02.2025 UPS