APHC010338012023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5232/2023 Between: 1. ASI VENKATA VARA NARASIMHA PRASAD REDDY, S/O A.T.REDDY, AGED 60 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. D.NO.38-40- 13, 104 AREA, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI. 2. G RAJA GOPAL REDDY, S/O. LATE RAMANA REDDY, AGED . 65 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. FLAT NO. 402, ANJANI CASTLE, EAST POINT COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM, 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 Courtpleased to quash the entire proceedings in CC No. 194 of 2018 on the file of the court Learned III Special Magistrate Judge at Visakhapatnam Transferred from IV ACMM 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 pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including appearance of the petitioner in CC No. 194 of 2018 on the file of the court of Learned III Special Magistrate Judge at Visakhapatnam Transferred from IV ACMM pending disposal of the main Criminal Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. K VENUGOPAL REDDY 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5232/2023 ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short, “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Petitioner/ Accused, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in CC No. 194 of 2018 on the file of the learned III Special Magistrate Judge, Visakhapatnam transferred from IV ACMM. 2. None represented on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Heard Ms. K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State/Respondent. 4. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the relief has become infructuous, since the case was ended in acquittal on 17.12.2025 before the trial Court and petition may be disposed of recording the same. 5. In that view, the Criminal Petition is dismissed, since relief has become infructuous. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________________ DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 22.12.2025 KKV