APHC010003262026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 82/2026 Between: 1. BOMMARILLU FARMS AND VILLAS INDIA LIMITED, D.NO.8-3-977/4 FLAT NO.5 OPP ANDHRA BANK . ATM ,2 AND 3RDFLOOR, YELLAREDDIGUDA, SRINAGAR , COLONY, HYDERABAD- 500045REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR RAYALA RAJA RAO ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CRIME INVESTIGATIONDEPARTMENT CID REGIONAL OFFICE , VISAKHAPATNAMREPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT ATAMARAVATHI. 2. GANDHAM GOVINDA RAO, S/O LATE YOGESWARA RAO, AGED 36 YRS. RESIDENT OF MAIN ROAD,TEKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 CourtPleased to Quash the Part of the Proceedings only to Section 5 of A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishment Act, 1999 in view of lack of Jurisdiction in C.C.No.01/2018 on the file of Special Judge to Try the cases under A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Cum Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srikakulam as against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 by Allowing the Criminal Petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 pleased to dispense with certified copy of C.C.No.01/2018 the file of Special Judge to Try the cases under A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Cum Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srikakulam before this Hon’ble Court and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2026 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 Pleased to STAY of all the proceedings in C.C.No.01/2018 on the file of Special Judge to Try the cases under A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Cum Principal District & Sessions Judge , Srikakulam as against the Petitioner /Accused No.1 including appearance of the Petitioner/A-1 pending disposal of the Main Criminal Petition in the and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. R SIVA SAI SWARUP Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO:82/2026 The Court made the following Order: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking quashment of the part of the proceedings only to Section 5 of A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999, in view of the lack of jurisdiction in C.C.No.1 of 2018 on the file of Special Judge to Try the cases under A.P. Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act – Cum - Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srikakulam, against the petitioner/accused No.1. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri R.Siva Sai Swarup, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the present petition may be disposed of, giving liberty to the petitioner to raise all such grounds before the Trial Court by filing an appropriate application. 3. Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor takes notice on behalf of the State and would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 4. Considering the submissions, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file an appropriate application before the Trial Court and on filing such application, the learned Trial Judge may take appropriate decision over the same, according to law, on the point of jurisdiction. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:08.01.2026. Ksj