APHC010159162026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2427/2026 Between: SURYACHANDRA RAO PUVVALA, S/O RAGHUNADHAM, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS. OCCUPATION RETIED EMPLOYEE, RESIDING AT D. NO. 19-5-24-1-3, SNEHA APARTMENTS, VEERABHADRAPURAM, RAJAHMUNDRY, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT-533101. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI. 2. AXIS BANK LIMITED, REP. BY ITS DEPUTY MANAGER, BORRA SUDHEER KUMAR, S/O SURYA PRAKASH RAO, 40 YEARS, D.NO.40-1-55, 3RD FLOOR, KALANAGAR, M.G. ROAD, BENZ CIRCLE, VIJAYAWADA- 520 001. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.2427 of 2026 Dated 30.03.2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity, ‘the Cr.P.C’) / Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNSS’), seeking to quash the order dated 30.12.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.1237 of 2025 in Crl.A.No.529 of 2025 on the file of the learned VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aged about 65 years and is a retired employee, subsisting on pension. His financial condition is deplorable, and he is unable to comply with the conditions imposed by the learned VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada. 4. The Criminal Petition can be disposed of without hearing Respondent No. 2, inasmuch as no prejudice would be caused to Respondent No. 2, as this Court is inclined to relax the condition imposed by the learned Appellate Court. 5. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner/appellant shall deposit 10% of the compensation amount 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.2427 of 2026 Dated 30.03.2026 awarded by the learned Trial Court within a period of six weeks from this date. On such deposit, Respondent No.2 is permitted to withdraw the same by producing sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 30.03.2026 RSI 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.2427 of 2026 Dated 30.03.2026 112 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2427 of 2026 Date: 30.03.2026 RSI