APHC010706402022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10341/2022 Between: Sabbavarapu Srinu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. N ASHWANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 2 ORDER : The instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed, by the Petitioner/Accused No.2 seeking quashment of the proceedings against him in FIR No.55 of 2022, on the file of CID, A.P., Amaravathi Mangalagiri Police Station, Guntur District. 2. Heard Sri N.Ashwani Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner, herein/A.2, is innocent. Nothing is alleged against him in the FIR. Learned counsel would further submit that no allegations have been made against the petitioner regarding receiving any amount from the complainant, and that continuing the criminal proceedings against the petitioner is a mere abuse of the process of law. 4. Per contra, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, vehemently opposing the prayer, would submit that there are specific allegations against the petitioner. This is not a fit case for quashing the proceedings. The FIR is only the initial step in the investigation, and during the course of the investigation, the role of the petitioner has been unearthed by the police. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor prays for the dismissal of the petition. 5. Considering the submissions made and a fair look at the material placed on record, as rightly put by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, the role of the petitioner was uncovered during the investigation. There are 3 specific allegations against the petitioner, attributing his role in assisting the prime accused in this case. 6. In that view, there is a verifiable material which requires investigation at the full length of trail in this case. This is not a fit case for quashment. This Criminal Petition is devoid of merits. 7. In the result, this Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 05-02-2025 MH 4 31 HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.10341 of 2022 Dt.05.02.2025 MH 5