1 APHC010099212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2149/2025 Between: Ganta Veerraju @ Veeresh, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. HARINATH REDDY SOMA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2149 of 2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/A-2, seeking regular bail, in P.R.C.No. 41 of 2019 on the file of Special Mobile Court cum Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kakinada in Crime No. 36 of 2016 for the offence punishable under Section 395 and 398 of IPC. 2. The brief facts of the case is that the petitioner was implicated as Accused No.2 in Crime No. 36 of 2016 for the offence under Sections 395 and 398 of IPC on the file of Sarpavaram Police Station, East Godavari District. Later the petitioner was enlarged on bail by orders dated 31.12.2016 in Crl.M.P.No. 1599 of 2016. Then the matter stood thus, during the course of the committal proceedings by the Committal Court, the petitioner was not present before the Committal Court. Thus, the Special Mobile Court cum Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kakinada got issued the Non-bailable warrants against the petitioner and later, the said Non-bailable warrants were executed and the petitioner was sent to remand. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. Perused the material on record. 4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 31.08.2024. The petitioner could not appear 3 before the Court when the matter was pending for committal in P.R.C.No. 41 of 2019 before the Special Mobile Court cum Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kakinada and on execution of Non-bailable warrant, the petitioner was produced before the Court, he has been in judicial custody since then. Earlier Crl.P.No. 9272 of 2024, was dismissed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court as the accused is involved in other similar cases. Learned Counsel would further submit that now the case is committed and the Sessions Court is yet to register the case. Learned Counsel would further submit that a direction maybe given to the Trial Court for expeditious disposal of the case. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 6. Considering the submissions made, the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 31.08.2024, it is apposite to dispose of the petition with a direction to the Trial Court, to proceed with the case without any delay or unnecessary adjournments in a casual way by mere asking and dispose of the case according to law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four (4) months. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ____________________________________ Dr. VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date:27.03.2025 UPS 4 77 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P. No.2149 of 2025 Dated.27.03.2025 UPS