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Kande Lavanya v. the State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC15 Sept 2026CRLP/1462/2024

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What is this about?

The petitioners filed a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash proceedings in a cheating case (CC No. 1066/2021). During the pendency of the petition, the trial court acquitted the petitioners on 31.01.2025. The petitioners did not dispute this fact. The High Court therefore closed the petition as infructuous.

What did the court decide?

Criminal petition closed as infructuous; pending interlocutory applications closed

Kande Lavanya Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh — Quashing and FIR | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

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APHC010112872024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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WEDNESDAY, THE 16^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1462 OF 2024

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Between:

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KANDE LAVANYA, W/o Late Kande Balaraju, Aged about 36 years, Occ Porter (Commercial), S.C. Railway, R/o. D No.2208, Gollala Street, Vemuluru, Kowuru Mandal, East Godavari District.

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Patakula Kutumba Rao, S/o. Gokameswara Rao, Aged about 40 years, Occ A.R.P.C.2783, R/o. D No.2-209, Ramalayam Street, Alapadu Village, Kaikaluru Mandal, Krishna District.

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...Petitioners

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, Penugonda Police Station, West Godavari, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi.

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D Leela Sudheer Kumar, S/o. D.Srinivas, R/o. D No. 8-202, Gram Panchayat Street, Siddhantham, Penugonda Mandal, West Godavari District.

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...Respondents

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Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtmay be pleased to quash the CC.No.1066 of 2021 in FIR No.35/2021 dated 16/01/2021 for the offences allegedly committed under Sections 420 R/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class Cum Principal Junior Civil Judge, Tanuku and pass such

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IA NO: 1 OF 2024

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to stay all further proceedings including the personal appearance of the Petitioner in CC.No.1066 of 2021 in FIR No.35/2021 dated 16/01/2021 for the offences allegedly committed under Sections 420 R/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class Cum Principal Junior Civil Judge, Tanuku and pass such

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Counsel for the Petitioners: BHAGAT SINGH KOWRU Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP)

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION No: 1462 of 2024

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The Court made the following Order:

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Instant Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein (A1 and A2), seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1066 of 2021 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class-cum-Principal Junior Civil Judge, Tanuku, for the offences punishable under Section 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, basing on the written instructions, submits that pending the Criminal Petition, police filed charge sheet and the same was numbered as CC No.1066 of 2021 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Classcum-Principal Junior Civil Judge, and in the said Calendar Case, the petitioners are acquitted vide Judgment dated 31.01.2025.

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Copy of judgment dated 31.01.2025 in C.C.No.1066 of

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2021 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class-cumPrincipal Junior Civil Judge, Tanuku, is made part of record.

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Learned counsel for petitioners has not disputed the submissions made by learned Assistant Public Prosecutor.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is closed.

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Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.

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____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

Date: 16.09.2026

KRK

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1462 of 2024

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Date: 16.09.2026

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KRK

Kande Lavanya v. the State of Andhra Pradesh

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