The High Court closed a criminal petition filed under Section 528 BNSS seeking quashing of proceedings in CC No. 2779/2022 after learning that the petitioners had already been convicted in that case on 14 December 2024. The petitioners did not dispute this fact.
Criminal petition closed as infructuous; interlocutory applications closed.
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APHC010255592024
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: 4386 OF 2024
Between:
...Petitioners
AND
...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 Courtpleased to Quash the proceedings the charge sheet in
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CC.No. 2779/2022 in the fiie of the III additional Metropolitan magistrate at Vijayawada and pass
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 pleased to dispense with filing of the original certified copy of CC.NO2779/2022, dated on the file of IN THE COURT OF THE III ADDITIONAL METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE AT VIJAYAWADA. before this Hon'ble Court and pass IA NO: 2 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 pleased Stay all further proceedings in CC 2779/2022 in the file of the III additional Metropolitan magistrate at Vijayawada.and pass
Counsel for the Petitioners: MAREEDU SASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondents: G L NAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4386 of 2024
The Court made the following Order:
Instant Criminal Petition, under 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.2779 of 2022 on the file of the III Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Vijayawada, for the offences punishable under Sections 427, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
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Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand
closed.
____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
Date: 16.09.2026 KRK
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4386 of 2024
Date: 16.09.2026
KRK
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal petition seeking quashing of proceedings should continue after the petitioners have already been convicted in the underlying trial.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Chekka Prabhakar Varma
Chekka Murali Krishna
The State of AP
The State SHO, Governorpet Police Station, Vijayawada
Gollapudi Narasimharao Chanti
Maheswara Rao Kuncheam
As recorded by the court registry
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