APHC010713562010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 470/2010 Between: M/s. Maha Lakshmi Foods ...PETITIONER AND M/s B K L Traders and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V V N NARASIMHAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case has been filed under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘the Cr.P.C’) against the Judgment dated 04.03.2010 passed in Crl.A.No.168 of 2007 on the file of the learned Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam, confirming the Judgment dated 04.12.2007 passed in C.C.No.382 of 2003 on the file of the learned III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Visakhapatnam, submitted a letter dated 19.03.2025 of which Para No.4 reads as under: “It is further humbly submitted that the B.Venkateswarlu, husband of Subba Lakshmi on behalf of Respondent/M/s. B.K.L.Traders, represented by its Proprietor is present before the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Visakhapatnam on 03.03.2025 and 10.03.2025, and submitted that the subsequent to conviction of Petitioner/Accused in C.C.No.382 of 2003 on the file of the learned III Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Gajuwaka, that case was settled out of court and they being Respondent/Complainant under the impression that case was closed as was informed by their the then Advocate, and then he stated that he will submit the relevant documents to this Authority properly and this Authority informed him about pending of Crl.R.C.No.470 of 2010 before the Hon’ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh and hearing date as 20.03.2025. Though this Authority contacted said B.Venkateswarlu over phone about 4 to 5 times on different times, but he replied that he could not attend due to his ill health and he will appear before this Authority. Btu till date he did not appear before this Authority, not produced any documents with regard to the said settlement out of Court in the case. Further that even on 19.03.2025 when the said B.Venkateswarlu was phoned, then also he informed that he was hospitalized due to health issue and unable to attend before this Authority.” 4. Mr. V.V.Narasimham, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused also submits that the matter was settled out of Court and a compromise was arrived at in between the parties. 5. In view of the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner/accused and on consideration of the report of the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division), Visakhapatnam, this Criminal Revision Case is disposed of as compromised in between the petitioner and the 1st respondent. 6. As a result, Criminal Revision Case is compromised under Section 320(6) of ‘the Cr.P.C’ and the petitioner/accused is acquitted under Section 320(8) of ‘the Cr.P.C’. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Interim orders granted earlier, if any, shall stand vacated. ________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Dated: 24.03.2025 M K K