Criminal petition seeking stay of proceedings in Crime No.62 of 2024 dismissed as infructuous after petitioners' counsel submitted the cause no longer survived for adjudication and the prosecution did not dispute this.
None; petition dismissed as infructuous and pending interlocutory applications closed.
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APHC010165872024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
WEDNESDAY, THE 16th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2438 OF 2024
Between:
...Petitioners
AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.
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Constituency, Presently working as Chairman of Bapatla Urban Development Authority, R/o. Raviananthavaram Village, Penumudi Gram Panchayat, Repalle Mandal, Bapatla District, Andhra Pradesh
...Respondents
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 stay all further proceedings in Crime No.62 of 2024 of Repalle P.S., in so for petitioners/A1 to A3, pending disposal of this criminal petition,
IA NO: 1 OF 2024
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 to stay all further proceedings in Crime No.62 of 2024 of Repalle P.S., in so for petitioners/A1 to A3, pending disposal of this criminal petition, and pass
Counsel for the Petitioners: V V LAKSHMI NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP)
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2438 of 2024
The Court made the following Order:
Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned
counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the present Criminal Petition does not survive for further adjudication.
Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.
____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
Date: 16.09.2026 PSA
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2438 of 2024
Date: 16.09.2026
PSA
3 provisions across 2 enactments
DEVINENI BASAVA NARENDRA BABU
CHINTHAMANENI SAHITHI
DEVINENI ESHIKA
THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
DEVINENI MALLIKHARJUNA RAO
MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
As recorded by the court registry
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