APHC010310522024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE 15th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4991 OF 2024 Between: 1. RAMANATHAM . AUDINARAYANA, ,S/o Ramaswamy, Aged 75 years, Occ President, Bhavanarishi temple, Chirala Town and Mandal, Bapatia District, (erstwhile Prakasam District). ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Inspector of Police, Chirala l-Town Police Station, Bapatia District, through Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. at Amaravathi. 2. Tupakula Venkata Siva Nagadasu, S/o. Bapaiah, Aged about 58 years. Manager, Group of Temples of Chirala, Endowment Dept., Govt, of A.P., Chirala, Bapatia District (Old Prakasham District). ...Respondents 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 dispense with in filing Xerox copy in lieu of the certified copy of in CC No 295 of 2014 pending on the file of Additional Munisif Magistrate Chirala Bapatia District (Erstwhile Prakasam District) in FIR No 158 of 2011 of Chirala 1 town police 2 station for the petitioner/Accused No-1 Pending disposal of Main case and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 High Court may be pleased may be pleased to dispense with in filing Xerox copy in lieu of the certified copy of CC No 295 of 2014 on the file of Additional Munisif Magistrate, Chirala, Bapatia District (Erstwhile Prakasam District) in FIR No 158 of 2011 of Chirala 1 town police station for the petitioner/Accused No-1 Pending disposal of Main case and pass such IA NO: 2 OF 2024 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 High Court may be pleased may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings including personnel appearance of the petitioner in CC No 295 of 2014 pending on the file of Additional Munisif Magistrate, Chirala, Bapatia District (Erstwhile Prakasam District) in FIR No 158 of 2011 of Chirala 1 town police station against the petitioner/Accused No-1 Pending disposal of Main case and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: TATA SINGAIAH GOUD Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4991 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein (A1), seeking to quash the proceedings in CC No.295 of 2014 on the file of the Additional Munsif Magistrate, Chirala, Bapatla District, for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 468 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 7(1) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor basing on the written instructions dated 11.09.2026 of the Inspector of Police, Chirala I Town Police Station, Chirala submits that pending the Criminal Petition, sole petitioner herein (A1) passed away and by recording the same CC No.295 of 2014 on the file of the Additional Munsif Magistrate, Chirala, Bapatla District was dismissed as abated vide Judgment dated 13.11.2025. 4 3. Written instructions dated 11.09.2026 of the Inspector of Police, Chirala I Town Police Station, Chirala is made part of record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has not disputed the submission made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed, as the main case under challenge was dismissed as abated. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 15.09.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4991 of 2024 Date: 15.09.2026 PSA