Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010509082024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY, THE 14th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.Nos.1, 2 & 3 of 2026 In/And CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1148/2024 Between: 1. PELLURI VENKATA RAYANA SARMA, S/O, VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O, D.NO 23-23-28,SIVARAO STREET, SATYANARAYANA PURAM, VIJAYAWADA-11. ...PETITIONER AND 1. KHAMBAMPATI CHANDRA SEKHAR, ,S/O, GOPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O, ALLAPURAM VILLAGE, GANNAVARAM MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ( COMPLAINANT) 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH S.H.O, GANNAVARAM POLICE STATION. KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT AMARAWATHI ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VENKATA SUBBAIAH POGULA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 2 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.1148 of 2024 Dated 14.07.2026 1. LINGA BHARGAVA LAKSHMI 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER I.A. Nos.1, 2 and 3 of 2026 are filed seeking permission for the petitioner to appear virtually from the District Jail, Vijayawada, to compound the offence with Respondent No.1, to receive and record the joint memo of compromise between the petitioner and Respondent No.1. 2. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Counsel for Respondent No.1 submit that the Petitioner has paid a sum of Rs.2,75,000/- to Respondent No.1 towards full and final settlement. The cheque amount involved in the case is Rs.5,00,000/-. It is further submitted that the financial condition of the Petitioner is deplorable. The Petitioner is aged about 72 years and is suffering from severe ailments. He has been in judicial custody since 04.07.2026. A joint memo has been filed by the Petitioner and Respondent No.1 seeking to record the compromise between the parties. 3. In view of the compromise affected in between the Petitioner and the Respondent No.1, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of as compromised. Resultantly, the Petitioner is acquitted under Section 320(8) of ‘the Cr.P.C.,’ by giving permission to the Petitioner to compromise the offence with the Respondent No.1 under Section 147 of ‘the N.I.Act.,’ read with 320 (6) of the ‘Cr.P.C’. 3 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.1148 of 2024 Dated 14.07.2026 4. Accordingly, the I.A.Nos.1, 2 & 3 of 2026 are allowed, and the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of as compromised by compounding the offence. Consequently, the conviction and sentence passed by the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge, Gannavaram, in C.C.No.63 of 2015, dated 31.05.2017, as confirmed by the learned XI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Gudivada, in Criminal Appeal No.158 of 2017, dated 19.09.2024, are hereby set aside, as a result, the Petitioner is acquitted. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. The Petitioner shall be released forthwith, if he is not required in any other case. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Dt:14.07.2026 KMS Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 4 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.1148 of 2024 Dated 14.07.2026 102 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1148/2024 Date: 14.07.2026 KMS