APHC010714342010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1611/2010 Between: Gunisetti Ramakrishna, Ravulapalem, E.g.district ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap Rep By Pp High Court Hyderabad ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T V S PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: No representation for the petitioner. 2. Heard the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. The Criminal Revision Case was filed challenging the order dated 08.09.2010 in M.C.No.3 of 2010 passed by the learned Sub-Divisional 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.1611 of 2010 Dated 27.03.2025 Magistrate and Revenue Divisional Officer, Amalapuram, invoking the power under Section 18 (1) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (for brevity ‘the Act’). 4. In the impugned order, the learned Sub-Divisional Magistrate ordered for the attachment and closure of Sri Srinivasa Lodge, Main Road, Ravulapalem, by giving seven days' notice granting liberty to the owner of the building to file an application if they intend to lease the building to any office or institution. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted that the order would be in force only for a limited period. After expiry of that period, the order would cease to have any effect; thereby the revision case would become infructuous. 5. A perusal of Sub-Section (3) of Section 18 of ‘the Act’ makes it clear that the orders passed under Section 18(1) of ‘the Act’ shall cease to have validity after the expiry of one (1) year or two (2) years as the case may be. 6. In view of the above, the impugned order does not have any validity or effect on the petitioner after lapse of fifteen (15) years. Therefore, the Criminal Revision Case can be disposed of as infructuous, granting liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application for grievance, if any exists. There shall be no order as to costs. 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.1611 of 2010 Dated 27.03.2025 As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 27.03.2025 RSI 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.1611 of 2010 Dated 27.03.2025 185 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1611 of 2010 Date:27.03.2025 RSI