Gompa Nookaraju v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Speedy-disposal direction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.: High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (single judge, Justice B V L N Chakravarthi, order dated 04/02/2025) in Criminal Petition No. 1094 of 2025 directed the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Prathipadu (East Godavari) to decide within three months the protest petition/objections (R.C.S.R.No.3577 of 2023) filed by complainant Gompa Nookaraju against the final report in Crime No.51/2020 for offences under Sections 420, 506 r/w 34 IPC, where the accused include Gompa Suryamani @ Ginjala Suryamani and related accused of Vakalapudi, Kakinada. Disposal ordered at admission stage without examining merits; relevant to petitions seeking time-bound consideration of protest petitions pending before Magistrates.
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Prathipadu to dispose of R.C.S.R.No.3577 of 2023 in Crime No.51 of 2020 (the petitioner's protest petition/objections against the police final report) as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; Criminal Petition disposed of at the admission stage without going into the merits; pending interlocutory applications, if any, closed.