IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2481 OF 2025 Between: Battula Ravi Kumar, S/o Rama Koteswara Rao, Age Occupation; Fireman, R/o Plot No.205, Ratna Residency, Street, Vuyyuru, Krishna District 40 years, Sivalayam Petitioner AND 1. Lakkimsetty Anuradha, W/o Raghavendra Rao, Aged 60 Housewife, R/o Plot No.205, Ratna Residency, Sivalayam Street, Vuyyuru, Krishna District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. years. ...Respondents Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to set-aside the orders passed rejecting the plea for extension of time in CF. No. 191 of 2025 in Crl.M.P.No.1215 of 2024 in Crl.A.No.180 of 2024 before the Court of VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada. i , I.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the sentence by permitting the Petitioner to deposit 20% of the compensation as awarded in ‘Crl.lV!»^PlHo.1215 of 2024 in Crl.A.No.180 of 2024 dated 04.11.2024 on the file of VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada by enlarging the Petitioner on Bail. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Dr. Sastry Jandhyala, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.2 and None Appeared for the Respondent No.1 The Court made the following: APHC010112072025 0^0 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3457] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTOICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2481/2025 Between: Battula Ravi Kumar ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Lakkimsetty Anuradha and ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Others AND Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. DR SASTRY JANDHYALA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is challenging the orders passed by the learned VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada, in Crl.M.P.No.1215 of 2024 in Criminal Appeal No. 180 of 2024. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the learned Sessions Judge, while suspending the sentence imposed on the petitioner in C.C.No.246 of 2022, directed the petitioner to deposit 20% of the compensation amount before the trial Court within a period of 60 days from 04.11.2024. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the 2 comply with the said direction within the time Judge and as such, was compliance with the condition petitioner is unable to granted by the learned Sessions remanded to judicial custody for non- of deposit. submits that the learned counsel for the petitioner is suffering from ill-health and that his parents are also unwell. The petitioner is earning a salary of Rs.50,000/- per month comply with the condition within 3. The petitioner is and therefore, he was unable to time frame. the submissions, this Court is inclined to extend directed by the Considering 4. deposit of 20% compensation amount, as and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada, for today. Upon receipt of the time for learned VIII Additional District a period of six (06) weeks from order the petitioner shall be released from judicial custody. I, the criminal petition is disposed off. miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall With the above direction 5. As a sequel, pending stand closed. Sd/- P U V BHASKAR RAO assistant, register OFFICER Judge, Vijayawada, Krishna //true copy// SE To Vlll Additional District and Sessions 1. The District. 2. The Superintendent, Gannavaram Sub-Jail, Krishna District. 3. One CC to Dr Sastry Jandhyala, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two GO'S to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh Amaravati [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies at SAM sree (XXX) In Paragraph No.4 at Page No.2 of the Order, dated 10.03.2025 in Crip.No.2481 of 2025, the operative portion is modified per Court Order, dated 24.03.2025 made in I.A.No.2 of 2025 in Crip.No.2481 of 2025. as Sd/- P U V BHASKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR HIGH COURT DATED:10/03/2025 24/03/2025 AMENDED ORDER CRLP.No.2481 of 2025 X 2 5 MAR 2025 . Current Section ^ DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION