Petitioners sought quashing of Crime No.532/2020 registered under IPC sections and tobacco/epidemic laws. The Assistant Public Prosecutor reported that the charge sheet had been filed and the accused were convicted by the trial court on 07.01.2021; the criminal petition was accordingly closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
TUESDAY ,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2060 OF 2020
Between:
AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its PublicProsecutor,High court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. ...Respondent/Complainant
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds ofCriminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to QUASH the proceedingsinCrimeNo.532/2020 dated 13-05-2020 pending against the Petitioners/Accused 1 and 2 on the file of the Kanchikacharla PS, Krishna District for the allegedoffencesUnderSections 188, 269, 270, 272, 328 RA/V 34 IPC and Section 5 and22ofCigarettesand other Tobacco products prohibition, advertisement and regulation, trade, production, supply and distribution Act, 2003 and Section3ofEpidemicdecease act 1897. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds ofCriminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedingsCrimeNo.532/2020 dated 13-05-2020 pending against the petitioners/accused 1 and 2 on the file of the Kanchikacharla PS, Krishna District for the allegedoffencesUnderSections 188, 269, 270, 272, 328 RA/V 34 IPC and Section 5 and22ofCigarettesand other Tobacco products prohibition, advertisement and regulation, trade, production, supply and distribution Act, 2003 and Section3ofEpidemicdecease act 1897.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusingtheMemorandumof Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the argumentsofSriDevadass Balantha, Advocate for the Petitioners and the PublicProsecutoronbehalfofthe Respondent.
The Court made the following:
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THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION No.2060 of 2020
ORDER:
None represented for the petitioners.
- Heard Ms.D.Prasanna Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State/respondent.
- When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that as per the written instructions received from the Sub Inspector of Police, Kanchikacherla Police Station, charge sheet has beenfiledand
the case was convicted on 07.01.2021 before the trial Court.
- In the light of the representation made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, the criminal petitionisclosed.
Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed.
Sd /- B. CHITTI JOSEPH ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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DATED:30/01/2024
ORDER
CRLP.No.2060 of 2020
CLOSING OF THE CRLP
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Orsu Ravi Kishore
Dasa Sekhar
The State of Andhra Pradesh
Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa
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