APHC010071052026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL Between: 1. PALATI NOOKA RAJU, S/O. BHADRA RAO,AGED 38 YEARS, PANCHAYAT SECRETARY,SINGAMPALLI IN VENKATAPURAM,KANDRAKOTA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2. VERAMATI SALEM RAJU, S/O. BABU SATYA PRASADAGED 33 YEARS. VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER,SINGAMPALLI IN VENKATAPURAM,KANDRAKOTA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi Revision filed under Section 397/401 of CrPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the CriminalRevisionCase, the High Court may be pleased toPetitioner beg to present this Memorandum of Criminal Revision Case aggrieved by dt. 16.10.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.2265/2024 in SC ST SC No.21/2020 on the file of the Court of the Special Judge for Trial of Cases under S.Cs & S.Ts (P.O.A) Act-cum-X Additional District Judge, Rajamahendravaram dismissing the Petition filed by the Petitioners under Section 227 Cr.P.C seeking discharge 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 149/2026 PALATI NOOKA RAJU, S/O. BHADRA RAO,AGED 38 YEARS, PANCHAYAT SECRETARY,SINGAMPALLI IN- VENKATAPURAM,KANDRAKOTA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI VERAMATI SALEM RAJU, S/O. BABU SATYA PRASADAGED 33 VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER,SINGAMPALLI IN- VENKATAPURAM,KANDRAKOTA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI ...PETITIONER(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi ...RESPONDENT n filed under Section 397/401 of CrPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the CriminalRevisionCase, the High Court may be pleased toPetitioner beg to present this Memorandum of Criminal Revision Case aggrieved by dt. 16.10.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.2265/2024 in SC ST SC No.21/2020 on the file of the Court of the Special Judge for Trial of Cases under S.Cs & S.Ts X Additional District Judge, Rajamahendravaram dismissing the Petitioners under Section 227 Cr.P.C seeking IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA PALATI NOOKA RAJU, S/O. BHADRA RAO,AGED 38 YEARS, -CHARGE, VENKATAPURAM,KANDRAKOTA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI VERAMATI SALEM RAJU, S/O. BABU SATYA PRASADAGED 33 -CHARGE, VENKATAPURAM,KANDRAKOTA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI ...PETITIONER(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public ...RESPONDENT n filed under Section 397/401 of CrPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the CriminalRevisionCase, the High Court may be pleased toPetitioner beg to present this Memorandum of Criminal Revision Case aggrieved by the Order, dt. 16.10.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.2265/2024 in SC ST SC No.21/2020 on the file of the Court of the Special Judge for Trial of Cases under S.Cs & S.Ts X Additional District Judge, Rajamahendravaram dismissing the Petitioners under Section 227 Cr.P.C seeking 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in SC ST SC No.21/2020 on the file of the Court of the Special Judge for Trial of Cases under S.Cs & S.Ts (P.O.A) Act-cum-X Additional District Judge, Rajamahendravaram pending the disposal of the CrI.R.C. and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. VARREY VENKATA NAGA VISHNU TEJA 2. VARREY VENTAKATA NAGAVISHNU TEJA Counsel for the Respondent: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 149/2026 JUDGMENT: This Criminal Revision Case, filed under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Sections 438 read with 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity “BNSS”), is directed against the Order dated 16.10.2025 passed in Crl.M.P.No.2265 of 2024 in S.C.No.21 of 2020 on the file of the learned Special Judge for Trial of Cases under the SCs & STs (P.O.A.) Act-cum-X Additional District Judge, Rajamahendravaram, whereby the petition filed under Section 227 Cr.P.C. seeking discharge of the petitioner was dismissed. 2. Heard Sri V.V.N.V. Teja, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mrs. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter may be disposed of by issuing a direction to the learned Sessions Judge to dispose of S.C.No.21 of 2020 expeditiously. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, taking notice on behalf of the State, submits that appropriate orders may be passed. 4 5. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, acceding to the relief as sought for, the criminal revision case, is disposed of directing the learned Sessions Judge make every endeavor to dispose of the S.C.No.21 of 2020 as expeditiously as possible, without granting adjournments in a casual manner on mere asking. As a sequel thereto, all pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 12.02.2026. KKV 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 201 CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 149/2026 Date: 12.02.2026. KKV