APHC010540712025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10551/2025 Between: 1. BUCHIRAJU NAGAIAH, S/O OKKAIAH, AGED 56 YEARS, R/O THALAMALLA VILLAGE PODILI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 2. 2. SADHINENI NARASINGA RAO, S/O CHENCHAIAH, AGED 50 YEARS, MACHAVARAM VILLAGE, KANDUKUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3. 3. GUNDLAPALLI SRI LAKSHMI,, W/O HANUMANTHA RAO, AGED 46 YEARS, CHEERANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, N.G. PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4 4. . SWARNA PUSHPAVATHI,, W/O LAKSHMAIAH, AGED 55 YEARS, R/O ISLAMPETA, ONGOLE TOWN AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT 5. SWARNA SARSAWATHI,, W/O VENKATESWARLU, AGED 50 YEARS, CHEERANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, N.G. PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 6. KUNAPAREDDY SIVARAMA BRAHMAIAH,, S/O RAMAIAH, AGED 52 YEARS, MACHAVARAM VILLAGE, KANDUKUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 7. GHATTAMANENI ANJAIAH, , S/O RAMAIAH, AGED 60 YEARS, POKURU VILLAGE, V.V. PALEM MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 8. ALA MOHAN RAO, , S/O ROSAIAH, AGED 49 YEARS, ALAVARIPALLE VILLAGE, KANDUKUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM 2 DISTRICT. 9. SWARNA VENKATA RAMA RAO, , S/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED 43 YEARS, R/O. CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, N.G. PADU MANDAL, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 10. SWARNA MADHAVI, , W/O VENKATA RAMA RAO, AGED 38 YEARS, RIO. CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE N.G. PADU MANDAL, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 11. MANNEPALLI ANJANEYULU,, S/O VENKATA SWAMY, AGED 60 YEARS, R/O. CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, N.G. PADU MANDAL, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 12. SADHINENI MALAKONDAIAH,, S/O KOTAIAH AGED 51 YEARS, MACHAVARAM VILLAGE, KANDUKUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 13. MANDAVA RAMBABU,, S/O ANJANEYULU, AGED 45 YEARS, R/O INAMANAMELLURU VILLAGE, MADDIPADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 14. SADHINENI MALYADRI,, S/O KOTAIAH, AGED 52 YEARS, MACHAVARAM VILLAGE, KANDUKUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 15. EDARA SUBBA RAO,, S/O HANUMAIAH, AGED 52 YEARS, MADDIPADU VILLAGE AND MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 16. PADARTHI SUBBARAO,, S/O SUBBAIAH, AGED 79 YEARS, R/O. CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, N.G. PADU MANDAL, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 17. DANDE KOTAIAH,, S/O CHINNA YALAMANDA, AGED 72 YEARS, MACHAVARAM VILLAGE, KANDUKUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 18. THOKALA MADHAVA RAO,, S/O VENKATESWARLU, AGED 39 YEARS, MACHAVARAM VILLAGE, KANDUKUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 19. TATIKONDA KRISHNA RAO,, S/O RAMANAIAH, AGED 61 YEARS, P. AGRAHARAM VILLAGE, GUNTUR TOWN AND MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3 20. JILLELAMUDI SRINIVASA RAO,, S/O HANUMANTHA RAO, AGED 46 YEARS, SUJATHANAGAR 2ND LANE, ONGOLE TOWN AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 21. MANDAVA LAKSHMI PAVANI,, W/O RAMBABU, AGED 32 YEARS, R/O. BASAVAPALEM VILLAGE, MADDIPADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 22. SWAMA MANIKYA RAO,, S/O CHALAMAIAH, AGE 44 YEARS, R/O CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, NG PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT 23. MANDAVA SINGAMMA, W/O ANJANEYULU, AGED 57 YEARS, INAMANAMELLURU VILLAGE, MADDIPADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 24. PADARTHI KOTESWARAMMA, W/O SUBBA RAO, AGED 61 YEARS, R/O CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, NG PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 25. JASTHI HANUMANTHA RAO, S/O VENKATESWARLU, AGED 52 YEARS, R/O CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, NG PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 26. SHAIK SRINU BASHA, S/O HUSSAIN, AGED 41 YEARS, R/O CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, NG PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 27. PUNATI ANJANEYULU, S/O VENKATESWARLU, AGED 37 YEARS, TALAMALLA VILLAGE, PODILI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 28. SWAMA LAKSHMI NARAYANA, S/O MANIKYA RAO, AGED 43 YEARS, R/O CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, NG PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 29. VALETI SUBBAYAMMA, , W/O VENKAIAH, AGED 72 YEARS, R/O CHEERVANUPPALAPADU VILLAGE, NG PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 30. . EDARA RADHA,, W/O SUBBA RAO, AGED 59 YEARS, MADDIPADU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 31. . PUNATI JYOTHI,, W/O ANJANEYULU, AGED 47 YEANS, R/O. MADDIRALAPADU VILLAGE, MADDIPADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM 4 DISTRICT. 32. . BOMMIREDDY SESHAMMA, , W/O VENKATESWARA REDDY, AGED 73 YEARS, GURAVAREDDYPALEM VILLAGE, S.N. PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 33. . MAREDDY HANUMAYAMMA,, W/O RAGHAVA REDDY, AGED 54 YEARS, R/O. GURAVAREDDYPALEM VILLAGE, S.N. PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 34. NALAMALAPU RAMANAMMA,, W/O ANJI REDDY, AGED 50 YEARS, GURAVAREDDYPALEM VILLAGE, S.N. PADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 35. ANNANGL @ ANNAGI CHINNA VEERA SWAMY,, S/O YALAMANDA, AGED 68 YEARS, R/O. TALAMALLA VILLAGE PODILI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. RESPONDENT 2. 2. ITTE VENKATA RAMA RAO, S/O MARKANDYULU, AGE 66 YRS, OCC RTD BANK MANAGER, R/O PODILI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10539/2025 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, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against them in C.C.No.169 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Podili or alternatively direct the learned Trial Court to split up the case against the petitioners and conduct trial and dispose of the same by fixing an early date. 2. Heard Ms. Nimmagadda Revathi, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that total 83 accused are shown in the charge sheet in this matter. The case has been registered in the year 2014 and the C.C., is of the year 2017. There is no progress in this matter. The petitioners have been attending the Court for the last several years. It is also represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that they have filed a petition before the Trial Court seeking split up of the case against the persons who are not available for trial. 6 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor 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 petition if any, pending seeking splitting up of the case or even in absence of such petition, learned Trial Judge is directed to take a decision over the matter for splitting up of the case, since the crime is of the year 2014 and some of the accused have been attending the Court for the last one decade. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 15.10.2025. UPS 7 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10551/2025 Dated.15.10.2025 UPS 90