APHC010557302025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA I.A.No.1 of 2026 IN / AND CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No: 1168/2025 Between: DABBA JAYA LAKSHMI, W/O LATE PRABHAKAR, AGE 62 YEARS, OCC HEAD MISTRESS OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOL R/O D.NO.72-14- 2/5, 3RD STREET, SAI DURGA NAGAR, LALACHERUVU, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A. P. AT AMARAVATI. 2. GUTHULA NAGA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, S/O. LATE VENKATA RAO, R/O D.NO.70-7-3/1, CHOWDESWARI NAGAR, BSNL QUARTERS BACK SIDE LALACHERUVU, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MUSUDI BABJI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. KOCHIRI RAJA SHEKAR The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: The Criminal Revision Case under Sections 438 and 442 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioner / Accused, impugning the judgment dated 24.03.2023 passed in Crl.A.No.294 of 2022 on the file of the Court of VIII Additional District and 2 Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of offences against Women, East Godavari, Rajamahendravaram confirming the judgment dated 09.09.2022 passed in C.C.No.439 of 2017 by the learned VI Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. I.A.No.1 of 2026 is filed by the Respondent No.2 seeking permission to compound offence, in view of the compromise entered by both parties and to record the compromise by allowing the present Criminal Revision Case. 3. Accused and Respondent No.2 appeared before this Court and were identified by their respective learned counsel. 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor is in attendance. 5. Respondent No.2 by way of an affidavit would submit that at the intervention of elders and well-wishers of both parties, the matter was amicably settled between him and the Accused and the Accused has paid the cheque amount of Rs.4,00,000/- to him by way of cash on 27.01.2026. Hence, he does not want to proceed against the Accused. Both parties filed a joint memo to that effect and finally prays for allowing the present Criminal Revision Case. 6. Considering the submissions, in the interests of justice, I.A.No.1 of 2026 is allowed. Consequently, the Criminal Revision Case is allowed setting aside the judgment dated 24.03.2023 passed in Crl.A.No.294 of 2022 on the file of the Court of VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of offences against Women, East Godavari, Rajamahendravaram 3 confirming the judgment dated 09.09.2022 passed in C.C.No.439 of 2017 by the learned VI Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Accused is acquitted from the present case. Petitioner / Accused shall pay costs of Rs.15,000/- to the High Court Legal Services Committee. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee is directed to spend the said amount to meet the necessities of the children in the Government Home. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:06.02.2026 Dinesh 4 THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA I.A.No.1 of 2026 IN/AND CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO:1168 OF 2025 Dt.06.02.2026 Dinesh