APHC010520642025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10201/2025 Between: 1. CHOPPALA PRAVEEN BABU, S/O CH. MOHANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,OCC PVT. EMPLOYEE R/O PLOT NO. 136, SECTOR- 8,D.NO.1-111-16USHODAYA COMPLEX, M.V.P COLONY,VISAKHAPATNAM 2. GOLLAMANDALA MARGARATE MERCY KUMARI, W/O LATE MOHANARAO, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARSR/O PLOT NO. 136, SECTOR- 8, D.NO.1-111-16USHODAYA COMPLEX, M.V.P COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTORHIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI 2. CHOPPALA NAVYA, W/O CHOPPALA PRAVEEN BABU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/O D.NON.58-21-4/29, FLAT NO.D4, SRI VENKATESWARA TOWERSAPSEB COLONY, BUTCHIRAJUPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY ...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 direct the I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam to commence the trial in C.C. 2 No.1976 of 2018 forthwith and dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. YASWANTH GADE Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10201/2025 ORDER: The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2, seeking a direction to the learned I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam to commence the trial in C.C.No.1976 of 2018 forthwith and dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible. 2. Heard Sri Yaswanth Gade, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the present petition is filed seeking a direction to the learned Trial Judge to dispose of the matter in C.C.No.1976 of 2018 as expeditiously as possible. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 5. Considering the submissions, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the learned Trial Judge is directed to dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible according to law without granting any adjournment in a casual way by mere asking. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 26.09.2025 UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10201/2025 Dated.26.09.2025 UPS 110