Date of reserved for orders : -- Date of pronouncement : 13.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010131732019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE 13th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.No.1 of 2019 In/And CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 471/2019 Between: 1. K.VEERRAJU, S/O. VENKATA RAO, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O. DIWANCHERUVU, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF A.P., AT AMARAVATHI. 2. BANDI RAJU, S/O. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O. DIWANCHERUVU (V) RAJ AMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. (A-1) 3. BANDI PRABHAKARA RAO, S/O NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O. DIWANCHERUVU (V) RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. (A-2) 4. BANDI BABU BUJJI, S/O MAHALAKSHMI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O. DIWANCHERUVU (V) RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. (A-3) 5. BANDI KRISHNA, S/O SURAIAH, AGED 39 YEARS, R/O. DIWANCHERUVU (V) RAJAMAHENDRAVARARN RURAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. (A-4) 2 6. BANDI VENKATA RAO, S/O NAGESWARA RAO, AGED 26 YEARS, RIO. DIWANCHERUVU (V) RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. (A-5) 7. BANDI SURESH, S/O NAGESWARA RAO, AGED 31 YEARS, R/ O. DIWANCHERUVU (V) RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. (A-6) 8. DUPPATI SUDHAKAR, S/O SURYA RAO, AGED 52 YEARS, OCC. TRAVEL AGENT, R/O. INDIRA NAGAR, ANAND NAGAR COLONY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM CITY AND MANDAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. (A-7) 9. BANDI RANJIT KUMAR DANY, S/O RAJU, AGED 27 YEARS, R/O. DIWANCHERUVU (V) RAJ AMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. (A-8) ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T S N MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. N SIVA REDDY 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: The Criminal Revision Case has been preferred under Sections 397 & 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity, ‘the Cr.P.C.,’), challenging the judgment in Crl.A.No.672 of 2016, dated 03.10.2018, on the file of the learned Special Judge for Trial of Cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act-cum-X Additional District and Sessions Judge, East Godavari at Rajahmundry, whereby the learned Judge partly allowed the judgment passed by the learned VII Judicial 3 First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram, in C.C.No.669 of 2009, dated 06.10.2016. 2. I.A.No.1 of 2019 is filed for condoning the delay of 112 days in filing the Criminal Revision Case. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner, learned counsel for Respondent Nos.2 to 9 and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for both parties that some of the Respondents/Accused have since died. 5. Coming to the merits of I.A.No.1 of 2019, the Petitioner in Para No.3 of the supporting affidavit states that the impugned judgment was passed on 03.10.2018, and thereafter he suffered ill‑health. After recovery, he approached his counsel and applied for a certified copy on 24.01.2019, which was made ready on 27.02.2019 and delivered on the same day. He submits that due to ill‑health and financial difficulties, he could not approach this Court in time for filing the Revision Case. 6. The unofficial Respondents, by way of counter, submits that no proof has been filed to substantiate the plea of ill‑health. Not even a medical certificate has been produced. Hence, they argue that the application deserves dismissal for want of sufficient cause. 7. The learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that a medical certificate is available but was not filed along with the application. However, the affidavit is vague: it does not disclose the date on which the Petitioner suffered 4 ill‑health, the nature of the illness, or the period during which he was incapacitated. Only bald assertions are made without particulars. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and in view of the absence of sufficient cause supported by cogent proof, this Court finds no merits in the application. 9. Accordingly, I.A.No.1 of 2019 is dismissed. 10. In view of dismissal of I.A.No.1 of 2019, the Criminal Revision Case is also dismissed, as the delay is not condoned. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Dt: 13.07.2026 PRA Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 5 102 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.No.1 of 2019 In/And CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 471/2019 Date: 13.07.2026 PRA