1 APHC010710852025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13458/2025 Between: 1. MADEM PRASAD MANIKANTA, S/O. MADEM MURALI KRISHNA,AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS,R/O. 39-22-45/7, KALINGA NAGAR,MADHAVADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,THROUGH THE S.H.O. IV TOWN P.S.VISAKHAPATNAM,REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,AT HIGH COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATI 2. SMT RAMASETTI KAMAKSHI, ,W/O. R. KOTESWARA RAO, AGED 43 YEARS,R/O. FLAT NO. 10, SRI KALYANI MANSIONS,NARASIMHANAGAR, AKKAYYAPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. GOLLAMUDI NAGASATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 528 of BNSS has been filed, by the Petitioner herein, seeking a direction to the learned I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, to dispose of the Crl.M.P.No.3244 of 2023 in C.C.No.997 of 2018 as expeditiously as possible. 2. Heard Sri G.Naga Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner herein is the sole accused in C.C. No. 997 of 2018 and that he has filed Crl.M.P.No. 3244 of 2023 under Section 239 of the Cr.P.C., seeking his discharge from the case. The said petition is still pending. Learned counsel finally prays for a direction to the Court concerned for early disposal of the said petition. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made and since the discharge petition has been pending before the Court since 2023, it is apposite to dispose of the present petition. However, the learned trial Judge is directed to dispose of the said petition as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The learned trial Judge is further directed to report the progress of the matter to the Registrar (Judicial) by 20.01.2026. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 7. Registry is directed to communicate the order to the concerned Court forthwith. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed _________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:30.12.2025 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.13458 of 2025 Dt.30.12.2025 Asr