APHC010083272025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL Between: Rakurthi Ravi Kumar The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. P DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER:- The instant Criminal Petition is filed under Section Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Petitioners/Accused, to quash the proceedings Crl.M.P.No.4298 of 2024 in Magistrate, Tanuku, West Godavari District IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1901 OF 2025 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: P DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: The instant Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short ‘BNSS’) /Accused, to quash the proceedings dated 27.01.2025 passed Crl.M.P.No.4298 of 2024 in C.C.No.156 of 2020 on the file the court of Magistrate, Tanuku, West Godavari District. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) 528 of the The (in short ‘BNSS’), by the dated 27.01.2025 passed in on the file the court of Special 2. Heard Sri V. Roopesh Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is the Accused and is facing trial for the offence under Section 138 of N.I.Act. During pendency of the case, he has filed a petition under Section 45 of the Evidence Act, requesting the Court to send his signature on the subject cheque for compensation to the expert. 4. Learned counsel would further submit that learned Presiding Officer of the Court dismissed the petition on the ground that the photo copy of the document may not be useful for comparison. Learned counsel would submit that his counterpart before the trial court is under misconception has informed the Court that the document is photo copy of the sale deed. In fact, the original document is with the petitioner. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, learned Trial Judge is requested to consider the plea of the petitioner, in case, the petitioner is able to file the original documents containing the contemporaneous assured signatures of the subject cheque for comparison, within ten (10) days from this day before the trial court, failing which the petition shall stands dismissed. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. _____________________________________ JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 21.02.2025 KK