A Balaraju v. State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
AP High Court Amaravati; CRLP No. 45 of 2020; decided 17-07-2025 by Dr Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa. Petitioners/accused: Agarapadu Balaraju, Thorali Venkatesh @ T. Venkata Rao, Vasupalli Satyarao, Pakki Ganesh (counsel R V Koteswara Prasad). Respondents: State of Andhra Pradesh through Public Prosecutor; complainant Yellapu Srinivasa Rao (counsel TVS Prabhakara Rao). Subject: quashing of C.C. No.462 of 2018, VI Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam (copies to SHO, Anandapuram Police Station), offences under Sections 420, 464, 468 read with 34 IPC; petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and Section 528 BNSS. Outcome: Criminal Petition dismissed as infructuous after counsel stated the cause does not survive; miscellaneous petitions closed. No precedent engaged; no ruling on the merits of quashing.
What did the court decide?
Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioners that the cause in the Criminal Petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous, the Court dismissed the Criminal Petition as infructuous; the quashing issue was not decided on merits.