High Court for State of TelanganaCRLP/6840/2015dismissed

Lakkimsetty Veera Venkata Sankara Prasad, v. State Of Andhra Pradesh

2015-07-30M.S.K.Jaiswal3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH CRIMINAL PETITION No. 6840 of 2015 Between:

Lakkimsetty Veera Venkata Sankara Prasad and others .. Petitioners And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad and another .. Respondents DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED: 30.07.2015 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.K. JAISWAL

1. Whether Reporters of Local newspapers Yes/No may be allowed to see the Judgments?

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be Yes/No marked to Law Reporters/Journals?

3. Whether Their Ladyship/Lordship wish to Yes/No see the fair copy of the Judgment?

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.K. JAISWAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.6840 of 2015 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, by the petitioners 1 to 4/A2 to A5, seeking to quash the proceedings in D.V.C.No.10 of 2014 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Amalapuram, East Godavari District.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.

3. A perusal of the record would show that there is material, prima facie, sufficient to enquire into the allegations made against the petitioners 1 to 4/A2 to A5 in the DVC

case. There are no valid grounds to quash the proceedings against the petitioners 1 to 4/A2 to A5.

4. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners 1 to 4/A2 to A5 are residing at different places and it will be difficult for them to attend for each and every adjournment in the above case and prays that the presence of the petitioners 1 to 4 /A2 to A5 may be dispensed with.

5. The Criminal Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. However, the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Amalapuram, East Godavari District, is directed to proceed with the case in D.V.C.No.10 of 2014 without insisting for the presence of the petitioners 1 to 4/A2 to A5 herein for each and every adjournment, unless their presence is necessary for any specific purpose. 6 . As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in the Criminal Petition shall stand closed.

__________________ M.S.K. JAISWAL, J.

30.07.2015 KH