( 1 ) THIS case presents a shocking incident of an accused convicted by the highest Court of the State of Andhra Pradesh escaping the arm of the law and evading arrest to avoid suffering of imprisonment in the prison for the period to which he is sentenced. As the facts in this case unfold, it becomes very clear that criminals can still escape the law with the connivance of law enforcement agencies, even though such criminal has been found to have violated criminal law. The silver line in the dark cloud, however, has been that when this Court refused permission to withdraw the writ petition at a later stage, things moved with a lightening speed ending in bringing the convict to the book. Fact of the Matter:

( 2 ) FACT of the matter in brief is as follows. The third respondent herein is a businessman. His concern, M/s. Vikas trading Corporation, Adoni, in Kurnool district, purchased 126 bags of groundnut seeds worth about Rs. 2,28,747/- (Rupees two lakh twenty-eight thousand seven hundred and forty seven only) under two invoices, from M/s. Jayalaxmi Traders, chowdepalli, in Chittoor District, the petitioner herein. The third respondent paid rs. 33,747/- (Rupees thirty