APHC010714302025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13567/2025 Between: 1. ARURU SREENIVASACHARI, S/O VEERABRAMHAIAHCHARI, AGED 59,R/O. DOOR NO. 2/68-B, SARADA NAGAR,NEAR LAP SCHOOL, GUDUR,TIRUPATI DISTRICT-524101. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. DUVURU RAVINDRANATH REDDY, S/O. VENKATA SUBBA REDDY, AGED 60,OCC. GENERAI MANAGER, NELCOST PVT.LTD.,PEDAPARIYA VILLAGE, OZILI MANDALAM, TIRUPATI DISTRICT.R/O DOOR NO 1/440, M.V.NAGAR,GUDUR-524101 ,TIRUPATI DISTRICT 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to direct the Hon'ble Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Gudur, SPSR Nellore District (or the Hon'ble In-charge Court, i.e., the Hon'ble Principal Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Gudur, SPSR Nellore District) to take up and expeditiously dispose of C.C. No.1091 of 2022, arising out of Section 138 NI Act, within a fixed and time-bound period as may be deemed fit by this Hon'ble Court and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. P SAI SURYA TEJA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13567/2025 The Court made the following Order: The instant petition under Section 528 of BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/Complainant seeking a direction to dispose of in C.C. No.1091 of 2022 on the file of the learned Principal Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Gudur, as expeditiously as possible. 2. Heard Sri P.Sai Surya Teja, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the C.C. has been pending before the learned Principal Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Gudur, since 2022, and that the petitioner herein is the complainant seeking speedy disposal of the matter. Learned counsel would further submit that, in a recent judgment of this Court in Crl.P. No.5334 of 2023, this Court issued directions for expeditious disposal of matters relating to Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, and in the light of the fact that offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is summary in nature and is required to be tried summarily, the same can be disposed of not exceeding a period of six months and the present matter is pertaining to the year 2022. 6. In that view, the learned Trial Judge/In-charge is directed to look into the issue and dispose of the matter, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, and to report the progress of the matter to the Registry once every three months, with the first report to be submitted on or before 31.03.2026. 7. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. No costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:05.01.2026 Ksj