4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION No.2975 of 2025 Between: Dukka Jhansi, W/o. Chandra Rao, Age 42 Years, Occ: VAO, R/o.D.No.2-27/2, Gandhi Nagar, Attili, Attili Mandal, West Godavari District. ...Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. at Amaravathi. 2. Puppala Kumari, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, Age 44 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o.D.No.8-127/5, NTR Nagar, Attili-534 134, Attili Mandal, West Godavari District. ...Respondents/Compiainants 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 common order dated 01:11.2024 passed in Crl.M.P.No.3468 of 2024 in C.C.No.1083 of 2021 on the file of Special Magistrate, Tanuku, by allowing the petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N N Somendra Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: APHC010136362025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ■ [3457] ■M . 1 THURSDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2975/2025 Between: Dukka Jhansi ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.N N SOMENDRAREDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N ( CRIMINAL PETITION No.2975 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order, dated 01.11.2024, passed in Cri.M.P.No.3468 of 2024 in C.C. No.1083 of 2021, by the Special Magistrate, Tanuku. 3. The petitioner filed CrI.M.P. No.3468 of 2024 under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to send Ex.P.1, the promissory note, Ex.P.5, the acknowledgment card, along with the admitted signature on Ex.P.2, the cheque, to a handwriting expert to ascertain the genuineness of the signatures on them. The learned Magistrate dismissed the petition, observing that the application was filed at the arguments stage despite the petitioner being given 20 adjournments to adduce evidence and argue the matter. The learned Magistrate further observed that the request to send documents, including Ex.P.2-cheque, for expert opinion was an attempt to delay proceedings. 4. Upon perusal of the impugned order, this Court finds no grounds to interfere with the findings of the learned Magistrate. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed. 5. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. Sd/- P VINOD KUMAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Special Magistrate, Tanuku, West Godavari District. 2. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi [OUT] 3. One CC to Sri N N Somendra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Three CD Copies r I HIGH COURT DATED:20/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.2975 of 2025 cJ 2 9 SEP 2029 jC m. ★ DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION