APHC010521372025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10254/2025 Between: 1. VADDIBOINA RAMANA REDDY, S/O LATE SUBBA REDDY AGE 66 YEARS, CASTE REDDY, R/O MINAGALLU VILLAGE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI THROUGH ITS SHO, ANANTHASAGARAM PS, KAKINADA. RESPONDENT NO.1 2. YAKASIRI BUJJAMMA, W/O VENKATA SUBBAIAH AGE 45 YEARS, CASTE ST, R/O ST COLONY, MINAGALLU VILLAGE, ANANTHA SAGARAM MANDAL, SPS NELLORE 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 Court may be pleased to call for the records relating to SC.No.30 of 2025 of Special Judge For Trial of Offences under the SCs and STs (POA) Act, 1989 and Amended Act,2015, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District and quash the same IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 2 High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including appearance of the petitioner in respect of SC.No.30 of 2025 of Special Judge For Trial of Offences under the SCs and STs (POA) Act, 1989 and Amended Act,2015, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District pending disposal of the present criminal petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KIRAN TIRUMALASETTI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10254/2025 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 Petitioner/Accused, seeking quashment of the proceedings pending against him in S.C.No.30 of 2025 on the file of Special Judge for Trial of Offences under the SC’s & ST’s (POA) Act, Nellore for the offences punishable under Sections 351(2), 79 of BNS and Section 3(1)(r)(s)(w)(ii) and 3(2)(va) of SC’s & ST’s (POA) Amendment Act. 2. Heard Sri Kiran Tirumalasetti, 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 in fact, it is a civil litigation between the parties which has turned into criminal case taking advantage of the caste of the respondent No.2. He would further submit that no such incident has happened as alleged. Police have not investigated into the matter, except reiterating what is there in the complaint in the charge sheet. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by dispensing the presence of the petitioner before the Trial Court. 4 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the presence of the petitioner/Accused before the Trial Court is dispensed with, unless his presence is specifically directed by the Trial Court. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 06.10.2025. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10254/2025 Dated.06.10.2025 UPS 47