APHC010722682025 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 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 88/2026 Between: 1. BOMMARILLU FARMS AND VILLAS INDIA LIMITED, D.NO.8-3-977/4 FLAT NO.5 OPP ANDHRA BANK , ATM ,2 AND 3RDFLOOR, YELLAREDDIGUDA, SRINAGAR , COLONY, HYDERABAD- 500045REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR RAYALA RAJA RAO ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI. 2. MADDI RAJA SRINIVASA RAO, S/O LATE YOGESWARA RAO, AGED 36 YRS. RESIDENT OF MAIN ROAD,TEKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. R SIVA SAI SWARUP Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 88/2026 ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking quashment of the part of the proceedings only to Section 5 of A.P.Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999, in view of the lack of jurisdiction in C.C.No.2 of 2018 on the file of Special Judge to Try the cases under A.P.Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act, 1999-cum-Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srikakulam, against the petitioner/accused No.1. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri R.Siva Sai Swarup, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the present petition may be disposed of, giving liberty to the petitioner to raise all such grounds before the Trial Court by filing an appropriate application. 3. Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor takes notice on behalf of the State and would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 4. Considering the submissions, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file an appropriate application before the Trial Court and on filing such application, the learned Trial Judge may take 3 appropriate decision over the same, according to law, on the point of jurisdiction. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 07.01.2026. Note: Issue CC today, B/o. UPS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 88/2026 Dated.07.01.2026 Note: Issue CC today, B/o. UPS