APHC010113692026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY, THE 12th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 In&And CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 237/2026 Between: 1. PILLI SANKARI RAJYA LAKSHMI, W/O SURESH BABU, AGED 48 YEARS,FLAT NO. 402, DBV RAJU ENCLAVE,4TH FLOOR, AVA ROAD,RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI. 2. YEDIDA SRINIVASA RAODIED, DIEDBESTA VEEDHI,RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. 3. YEDIDA SURYA KUMARI, W/O LATE SRINIVASA RAO,AGED 58 YEARS, BESTA VEEDHI,RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. 4. YEDIDA BRAHMAJI RAO, S/O. LATE SRINIVASA RAO,AGED 36 YEARS, BESTA VEEDHI,RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. 5. KODERI CHANDRA SRI PRABHAVATHI, W/O VENKATESHWARLU,D/O LATE SRINIVASA RAO,AGED 33 YEARS, BESTA VEEDHI,RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 2 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.237 of 2026 Dated 12.08.2026 1. S A V RATNAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. J KUSUMAVATHI 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: The Criminal Revision Case is filed under Sections 438 read with 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, "the BNSS"), by the Petitioner/Accused seeking to set aside the judgment dated 29.01.2026 passed in Criminal Appeal No.236 of 2025 by the learned VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, East Godavari at Rajamahendravaram, confirming the judgment dated 26.06.2025 passed in C.C.No.1791 of 2018 by the learned Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Rajamahendravaram. 2. The Petitioner and the Respondent No.4 are present physically. Respondent Nos.3 and 5 are present through online. 3. I.A. Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 are filed seeking permission for the Petitioner to compound the offence with Respondent Nos.2 to 5, and the joint memo of compromise between the Petitioner and Respondent Nos.2 to 5. 4. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 to 5 submit that the Petitioner has paid a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- to Respondent Nos.2 to 5 towards full and final settlement. The cheque amount involved in the case is Rs.9,00,000/-. It is further submitted that the financial condition of the Petitioner is deplorable. 3 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.237 of 2026 Dated 12.08.2026 5. Mr.A.Sai Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State, reported no objection to record the compromise. 6. In view of the settlement of the dispute between the Petitioner and Respondent Nos.2 to 5, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of as compromised. Consequently, the conviction and sentence passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Rajamahendravaram, in C.C.No.1791 of 2018, dated 26.06.2025, as confirmed in Criminal Appeal No.236 of 2025, dated 29.01.2026, by the learned VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, East Godavari at Rajamahendravaram, are hereby set aside. Hence, the Petitioner/Accused is acquitted under Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 7. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is a female aged about 50 years and she has no independent income. Therefore, he prays that the Petitioner may be exempted from paying the 7.5% costs as directed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Damodar S. Prabhu v. Sayed Babalal H1 observed that for compounding an offence under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act before the Revisional Court, i.e., the High Court, the Petitioner is required to pay a certain amount towards costs. However, the Hon’ble Apex Court in Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority v. Prateek Jain2 relaxed the rigor of the judgment in Damodar S. Prabhu supra and observed that in appropriate cases, matters can be compounded at the 1 (2010) 5 SCC 663 2 (2014) 10 SCC 690 4 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.237 of 2026 Dated 12.08.2026 revision stage either on payment of minimal costs or by waiving the costs in suitable cases. 8. Considering the financial conditions of the Petitioner, the payment of costs is waived. 9. Accordingly, the I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 are allowed, and the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of as compromised. 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:12.08.2026 KMS 5 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.237 of 2026 Dated 12.08.2026 48 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 237/2026 Date: 12.08.2026 KMS 6 Dr.YLR, J Crl.R.C.No.237 of 2026 Dated 12.08.2026