IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8071/2023 Between: 1. M.V.PATRUDU, S/O.LATE BULLI PATRUDU, OCC.EX-UDC, APEPDCL, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O.VANTADAPALLI VILLAGE, PADERU MANDAL, VISHAKAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI, THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PADERU POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DIVISIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION, PADERU, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.44 OF 2012 on the file of Hon'ble Court of Judicial First-Class Magistrate, Paderu and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to dispense with filing of C.C.No.44 OF 2012 on the file of Hon'ble Court of Judicial. First-Class Magistrate, Paderu and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2023 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings ,¬in C.C.No.44 OF 2012 on the file of Hon'ble Court of Judicial First-Class-- Magistrate, Paderu pending disposal of the quash petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. NANI BABU ROBBA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short „Cr.P.C.‟) is filed by the Petitioner seeking the following relief: “ ... to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.44 of 2012 on the file of Hon'ble Court of Judicial First-Class Magistrate, Paderu and pass ..” Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent State. Perused the material on record. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that Petitioner worked as Upper Division Clerk (UDC) in APEPDCL, Paderu Division from 2004 to 2007 and was transferred on promotion to Paderu and Petitioner was implicated in the subject crime and he was dismissed from service vide Memo No.04.12.2010 by respondent authorities. Further, Petitioner is no way related to the remittance of EPF, PT and IT and the entire transaction took place at the instance/supervision of A.2 and A.3 and there is no role of the Petitioner. During hearing, learned counsel restricted the prayer to dispense with the presence of the Petitioner before the Trial Court and without causing any prejudice to the rights and contentions of the Petitioner, this Criminal Petition may be disposed of. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the CC is of the year 2012 and trial is at fag end and the Court may pass appropriate orders. In that view of the matter, the Criminal Petition is disposed of and the presence of the Petitioner / Accused No.1 before the Trial Court is dispensed with, except on the specific dates as directed by the Trial Court. Petitioner is at 3 liberty to raise all contentions in the defence before the Trial Court. Learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Paderu, is directed to dispose of CC No.44 of 2012 as expeditiously as possible without granting adjournments in a casual manner on mere asking and report the progress of the case to the Registrar (Judicial) by 30.12.2025. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Criminal Petition No. 8071 of 2023 29.10.2025 Mjl /*