APHC010036842024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE 13th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 496 OF 2024 Between: 1. KUNCHALA DURGARAO, Kunchala Durgarao, S/o. Moses, Aged about 23 Years R/o. Plot No.FF-5, Wambay Colony Vijayawada, NTR District ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, Through Nunna Police Station, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati ...Respondent 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 Court pleased to dismiss the Order Dt.09.10.2023 passed in Crl. M.P.No.331, 332 of 2023 on the file of the Special Judge for POCSO Cases at Vijayawada, S C No. 160 of 2020 and allow the Revision by allowing the Revision Petitioner/Accused for further Cross Examination of PW-1, PW-2, and pass 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 to grant stay of all further S.C.N0.I6O of 2020 proceedings on the file of the Special Judge for POCSO Cases at Vijayawada until disposal of the Criminal Petition preferred by this Honble High Court of Andhra Pradesh and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: SALEHA BASHA SHAIK Counsel for the Respondent: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO:496 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein (Accused), seeking to quash the Order dated 09.10.2023 in Crl.M.P.Nos.331 and 332 of 2023 in SC No.160 of 2020, on the file of the Special Judge for POCSO Cases at Vijayawada. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, none represented the petitioner. 3. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor states that the petitioner was convicted vide Decree and Judgment dated 03.07.2026 in SC No.160 of 2020, on the file of the Special Judge for POCSO Cases at Vijayawada. He also furnished a copy of the said Judgment. 4. Judgment dated 03.07.2026 in SC No.160 of 2020, on the file of the Special Judge for POCSO Cases at Vijayawada is made part of the record. 4 5. In view of the submission made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, this Criminal Petition is closed. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 13.08.2026 PSA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 496 of 2024 Date: 13.08.2026 PSA