Gogireddy Prabhakar Reddy Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 95 OF 2025

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Between;

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Gogireddy Prabhakar Reddy, S/o. Bhasker Reddy, Aged about 38 years. Working as Sub Inspector of Police, Police Control Room, Ongole,R/o. Ramagiri Street, Kavali, SPSR Nellore District.

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...PETITIONER/ACCUSED

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AND

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The State Of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Public^Prosecutor High Court Buildings, Amaravathi.

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...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS-2023 U/s. 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate (Mobile)-cum-lll Additional Junior Civil Judge, Eluru to examining the last witness as per the docket order dt.27.11.2024 in CC No.750 of 2022 failing which the evidence of the prosecution may be close and to proceed further by implementing the docket order in the interest of Justice.

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing^{theMemorandum} of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri RAJA REDDY KONETI ,Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent.

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3368]

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THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 95/2025

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Between:

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Gogireddy Prabhakar Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED

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AND

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The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

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Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

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1.RAJA REDDY KONETI

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Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:

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PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

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The Court made the following order:

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner herein under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate (Mobile)-cum-lll Additional Junior Civil Judge, Eluru to examine the last witness, as per the docket order dated^27.11.2024in C.C.No.750 of 2022.

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Heard Sri Raja Reddy Koneti, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing^fortheState.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that this Court vide order dated 02.07.2024 in Criminal Petition No.3472 of 2024 passed order with a direction to the learned Magistrate to expedite the trial in the case and dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible preferably, within a period of three (03) months, from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. But the learned trial Court fails to complete trial though only one witness remains to be examined in this case.

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Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that the Criminal Petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission, without going into the merits with a direction to the learned Magistrate to take all possible steps for examination of the remaining witness, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order and to dispose of this case at an early date i.e., within a period of one (01) month from the date of receipt of copy of the order.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of.

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As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall

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stand closed.

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Sd/- U SRIDEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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//TRUE COPY//

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