APHC010637822025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No: 1365/2025 Between: KUPPA THAVITIRAJU, S/O. GURUMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/O.DABBAGADDA VILLAGE, MAKKUVA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M. SAPTHAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: The instant Criminal Revision Case under Sections 438 & 442 of BNSS has been filed by the Petitioner / Accused No.2 seeking to set aside the Judgment dated 20.05.2025 in Criminal Appeal No.4 of 2021 on the file of the Court of VII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam which was passed by confirming the Judgment of conviction dated 08.12.2020 in C.C.No.2940 of 2020 on the file of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. 2 2. Heard Sri M.Sapthagiri, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the impugned judgments are illegal and contrary to settled law. However, learned counsel would submit that the Petitioner / Accused No.2 has already suffered imprisonment of 78 days. Hence, prayed to reduce the sentence of imprisonment to the period already undergone by the Petitioner. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made on either side, this Criminal Revision Case is disposed of by reducing the sentence of imprisonment imposed against the Petitioner / Accused No.2 to the period already undergone by him. Consequently, the Petitioner / Accused No.2 shall be set at liberty forthwith, if he is not required in any other case(s). Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:28.01.2026 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.R.C.No.1365 of 2025 Dt.28.01.2026 Dinesh