APHC010260642025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 608/2025 Between: 1. MANE VENKATA RAMA DURGAVARA PRASAD, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O NAGESWERA RAO, R/O PLOT NO. 405, SURAMPUDI ENCLAVE, TANUKU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. GADUGOYYALA LAKSHMINARAYANA, S/O PADMANABHAM, AGED 60 YEARS, R/O D.NO.34-5-3, TANUKU, TANUKU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 begs to present this Memorandum of Criminal Revision Case against the Judgment passed in C.C.No.24 of 2022, dated 05.09.2024 on the file of Court of the Hon’ble Special Magistrate, Tanuku, West Godavari., as confirmed in Crl.Appeal.No.202 of 2024, dated 02.05.2025 on the file of the Court of the IV Additional District & Sessions Judge, Tanuku, West Godavari District 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KANUKOLANU SRI SAI SANJAY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. TORATI SHANMUKHA PRASANNA 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 608 of 2025 Order: This Criminal Revision Case, under Sections 397 and 401 Cr.P.C./ Sections 438 r/w 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’),, has been filed by the appellant/accused aggrieved by the Judgment dated 02.05.2025 passed in Criminal Appeal No.202 of 2024 by the learned IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tanuku. 2. Vide judgment dated 05.09.2024 passed in C.C.No.24/2022 on the file of the learned Special Magistrate, Tanuku, the petitioner/accused was found guilty of the offence punishable under Section 138 read with 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, accordingly convicted him of the said offence and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay fine of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees forty thousand only). In default of payment of fine, the accused shall undergo further SI for two (2) months. On appeal by the petitioner/accused, the appellate Court, vide the impugned judgment, confirmed the conviction recorded by the trial Court. Challenging the same, the present Criminal Revision Case is filed. 3. Both parties were referred to Mediation Center and the report received from the APHCMC, High Court of A.P., Amaravati, would show that the matter is settled. 4 4. Today, when the case is called, complainant and revision petitioner appeared before this Court and stated that the matter is settled and the complainant received Rs.5,75,000/- (Rupees five lakhs seventy five thousand only) towards full and final settlement. In the light of the compromise arrived between both the parties, the revision may be allowed. Complainant who appeared before this Court would submit that he received amount as agreed and matter may be closed. This Court questioned the de facto complainant with regard to compromise and he has categorically stated to that extent that he has voluntarily entered into compromise with the petitioner herein and he received the amount as agreed from the petitioner. 5. In view of the fact that parties entered into a compromise and compounded the offences, this Criminal Revision Case is allowed, setting aside the conviction and sentence recorded in the Judgment dated 02.05.2025 passed in Criminal Appeal No.202 of 2024 by the learned IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tanuku, against the petitioner herein. The petitioner herein is found not guilty of the offence punishable under Section 138 read with 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and is accordingly acquitted of the said offence. The fine amount of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees forty thousand only) deposited by the petitioner/accused before the trial Court along with interest shall be deposited in favour of A.P.High Court Legal Services Committee and the Secretary, APHCLSC is directed to utilize the deposited fine amount along with interest for purchasing necessary items 5 for children or to old aged people who are residing in a Government Home or any Non-Government Organization (NGO). 6. Accordingly, Criminal Revision Case is allowed. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 23.02.2026 ARB 6 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 608/2025 Date: 23.02.2026 ARB