APHC010534262025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10401/2025 Between: VELAGA SRIRAMA MURTHY, S/O.RAMA RAO, AGED BOUT 48 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O.KOMATIGUNTA VILLAGE, GOPALAPURAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. SRI MATHANGI MATHA AGROS PRIVATE LIMITED, REP BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR MEKA SESHA BABU S/O.KOTESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O.KOMATIGUNTA VILLAGE, GOPALAPURAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. THE CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPUTY TAHASILDAR, GOPALAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT GRAIN PURCHASING OFFICER, RAJ AMAHENDRAVARAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT SUPPLY OFFICER, RAJ AMAHENDRAVARAM. 5. THE STATE, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. 6. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AT AMARAVATHI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. VENKAT CHALLA 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 8BNSS9) has been filed by the Petitioner / Third Party, seeking to quash the order dated 17.09.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.568 of 2025 in Crl.A.No.224 of 2025 on the file of the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, East Godavari District at Rajamahendravaram to the extent of further 2 direction to Respondent No.4 to supply paddy to the Petitioner for custom mill, till the disposal of the main appeal. 2. Heard Sri P.Nagendra Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for State. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the District Court has exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 6-C of the Essential Commodities Act. Learned counsel would further submit that the District Court erred in issuing mandatory directions directing the Collector to supply paddy for custom milling, which is beyond its statutory power and amounts to granting final relief at an interlocutory stage. It is further submitted that the material facts about the pendency of W.P. No.13234/2025 and I.A. No.1/2025 were not brought to the Court9s notice. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of setting aside the order dated 17.09.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.568 of 2025 in Crl.A.No.224 of 2025 on the file of the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, East Godavari District at Rajamahendravaram to the extent of direction to Respondent No.4 to supply paddy to the Petitioner for custom milling. The remaining order of the suspension of the Collector9s order, shall remain in force. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:07.01.2026 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.10401 of 2025 Dt.07.01.2026 Dinesh