1 < h IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL PETITION No.674 of 2024 Between: Gondu Rama Rao, S/o. Late Pentaiah, Hindu, aged 49 years, working as SI of Police, Coastal Security Police, Port, Visakhapatnam City. ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Spl. Public Prosecutor High Court Buildings, At Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. Through the S.H.O, ACB, Visakhapatnam City. 2. Sri Dinesh Kumar Modi, S/o.Motilal Modi, aged about 49 years, R.K.Family Stores, Plot No.102, Hyma Surya Residency, Balaji Nagar, Siripuram, Visakhapatnam. ...Respondents/ Respondents Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for the record in CC No. 10/2017 in Cr.No.33/RCT- ACB, VSP/2014 on the file of III Additional District Judge and Sessions Judge -Cum- Special Judge for ACB cases, Visakhapatnam and Quash the same. I.A. NO: 2 OF 2024 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim stay of all further proceedings including appearance of the petitioner in CC No. 10/2017 in Cr.No.33/RCT-ACB, VSP/2014 on the file of III Additional District Judge and Sessions Judge - Cum- Special Judge for ACB cases, Visakhapatnam, pending disposal of the main petition. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri S.Mohana Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor behalf of Respondent No.1 and none appeared for Respondent No.2. The Court made the following; on APHC010047482024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3368] e: PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL PETITION No: 674/2024 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Gondu Rama Rao AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused; 1.S.MOHANARAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following order: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner herein under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.10 of 2017 on the file of learned III Additional District Judge & Sessions Judge- cum-Special Judge for ACB Cases, Visakhapatnam. Heard Sri S.Mohana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and 2, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the only request of the petitioner is to direct the learned III Additional District Judge & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for ACB Cases, Visakhapatnam, to expedite the trial in the case, and dispose of the same, as expeditiously as possible, as the case is pending from year 2017. 4. Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that the Criminal Petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission, without going into the merits of the case, with a direction to the learned III Additional District Judge & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for ACB Cases, Visakhapatnam, to dispose of C.C.No.10 of 2017 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three (03) months, from the date of receipt of copy of the order. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of with direction. As a sequel thereto, the interlocutory applications, if any. pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. Sd/- M PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 1. The III Additional District Judge and Sessions Judge -Cum- Special Judge for ACB Cases, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Station House Officer, ACB Police Station, Visakhapatnam Range, Visakhapatnam. To N . / 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi[OUT] 4. One CC to Sri S.Mohana Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Three CD Copies TK sree i HIGH COURT DATED:11/02/2025 ' r ‘ ORDER CRLP.No.674 of 2024 OtF r c 2 5 FEB 2025 ^ . Current Section to/J DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION