Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement :03.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010004712023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3548] FRIDAY, THE 3rd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 93/2023 Between: 1. NARAPUSETTY VENKATA RAMESH BABU, S/O. SUBBA RAO, AGE 60 YEARS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, (S.H.0 T. SODAYAPALEM POLICE STATION, T. SODAYAPALEM, REPALLE MANDAL, BAPATLA DISTRICT) REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF A.P. AMARAVATHI. 2. DR YASMIN, W/O NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN, DISTRICT MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...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 Courtbe pleased to dispense with the filing of the certified copies of the Crime No. 35 of 2018 of T.Sodayapalem Police Station, T.Sodayapalem, Repalle Mandal, Bapatla District pending disposal of the criminal petition and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 2 Petition under Section 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 Court may be pleased PLEASED be to dispense with the filing of the certified copies of the Crime No. 35 of 2018 of T.Sodayapalem Police Station, T.Sodayapalem, Repalle Mandal, Bapatla District, disposal of the criminal petition and to pass IA NO: 2 OF 2023 Petition under Section 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 Court may be pleased pleased to stay all further proceedings the Crime No. 35 of 2018 of T.Sodayapalem Police Station, T.Sodayapalem, Repalle Mandal, Bapatla District in so far the petitioner/accused No.2 pending disposal of the criminal petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. MARELLA RADHA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Heard Smt. Marella Radha, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing Respondent-State. 2. Smt. Marella Radha, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the present criminal petition was filed in the year 2023 challenging crime No.35 of 2018 on the file of T. Sodayapalem Police Station, T. Sodayapalem, Repalle Mandal, Bapatla District. She would further submit that the matter has been adjourned on several occasions for obtaining instructions from the Respondent-State. 3. On the other hand, Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, submits that, during the interregnum, a charge sheet has been filed and taken on file as C.C. No.491 of 2025 on the file of the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Repalle. 4. In view of the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner prays that liberty may be granted to the petitioner to challenge the proceedings in C.C. No.491 of 2025. 5. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, this Criminal Petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the proceedings in C.C.No.491 of 2025 on the file of the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Repalle, in accordance with law. 4 As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA, J Date: 03.07.2026 KNN Whether the order is: [ Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 5 127 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 93 of 2023 Date: 03.07.2026 KNN