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2025 Supreme(Online)(AP) 9544
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
N. HARINATH, J
K Raghavendra Reddy – Appellant
Versus
The State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
CRIMINAL-PETITION NO: 6325 OF 2025
For the Appellant: Sri Harish Kumar Rasineni
For the Respondents: Public Prosecutor
The court ruled that prior permissions from local authorities remain valid despite subsequent statutory changes, leading to the stay of ongoing criminal proceedings.
Headnote:(A) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 482 - Quashing of proceedings - Petitioner seeks to quash C.C. No.189 of 2023 based on alleged construction permission from the Gram Panchayat prior to new Act - Court observes that the permission granted could not be the subject of prosecution. (Paras 2-3)
(B) Legal Effect of Statutes - Submission that the new Act is prospective and did not affect previously granted permissions - Court acknowledges arguments and stays proceedings pending further hearings. (Paras 4-5)
Facts of the case:
The petitioner is facing trial for alleged deviations in house construction despite having received permission from the prior Gram Panchayat.
Findings of Court:
Considering prospecitiveness of new legislation, the Court stays all further proceedings against the petitioner until the disposal of the main petition.
Issues: Whether the prior permission from the Gram Panchayat holds in light of new administrative regulations.
Ratio Decidendi: The court rules the initial permission stands valid until legally challenged, hence stays prosecution proceedings.
Result: Stay of proceedings granted.
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| 1. arguments regarding the prospective nature of new statutes. (Para 2) |
| 2. court's stay ruling based on legal validity of prior permissions. (Para 3) |
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATIig.i THURSDAY I,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE Jt'j:
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :,PRESENT:
L=-`.I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N t=Bi!
CRIMINAL-PETmON NO: 6325 OF 2025 I, Betwee n :
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K Raghavendra Reddy, Aged 52 yrs S/o K. Hanumantha Reddy, Door. No.1-
706, Chennakesava Apartments, ADO Colony, Rudrampet Panchayat, KakkalapaIIi Village, Anantapuramu MandaI Anantapuramu District-515004 Petitioner/AccusecE I-AND .
1. The State ofAndhr!?`'E}+a'd-e§`h, 'Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court i i.+,i:^ S Buildings, Amaravath.i L,-```,:-,`; ItUi~~-. ''`.
=*`¢.+\-~ ' r+ ,:.`.-` Respondent (`I` '. v - , . rA! , 1 , iI-,i- . A . .I `
CN Anantapuramu T' Hind:ngrp:ur£':`.dyrb?i'n Development Authority (AHUDA), Rep. by l'ts Vice ChaI'rPerSOn.,.Ananthapuramu `.I'.`, .v ,`.J!'~ I-: I-j'-`"s Respondent/Complainant petition under secti'{b`ris':-528 ;of BNSS, 2023( Section 482 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumsttane6s hs'tated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash'l -i I.
the c.c. No.189 of 2023l on` `the.`fjle of Addl. Judicial First-Class MagI|Strate,Anantapu ram ul-a'-a.~-.-`.``'y'§.~'`a-jh;t`~ the' petitioner/accused and pass IANO: 1 OF2025 Petition under SeCti6-ri-~'i5`+I3G8l;~Jb-i BNSS, 2023( Section 482 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circu'ms`tarf`6es:^ls`tated in the memorandum of grounds filed I in support of the criminal P'6titi6n, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all! further proceedings agains`iJjth`;I-i:E5`atitioners/Accused in C.C.No.189 of 2023`
on the file of Addl. Judiciall'+`Fiis`Jt`i 6lass Magistrate, Anantapuramu, Pendingi disposal of CRLP 6325 of 2b25t,I ;6fi the file of the High Court.
The petition coming ~ori:`f'or--h;aring, upon perusing the petition and the-
inemorandum of gr6unds'`+i,-`fi!fe':a;:;in-'supporf thereof and upon hearing the r_i I .¢= i I `l:I ;I";.I . .'`h ;f'i: :-.-.;. ._
I:arguments of Sri HARISH KUMAR RASINENl , Advocate for the petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSE?UTOR .for Respondent No.1, the Court made the followI-ng >'={j,.
ORDER ff Learned counse_-'l_. .., L_f-io_.i..ri th,,e petitioner submits that the petitioner is -i=_. +_, +.I. _-_+i .`facing trI-al in C.CINo.189 of 2023 on the file of Additional Judicial First `{ i Class Magistrate, Ananthapuram.
The petitioner obtaIIned permissI-On for COnStruCtiOn Of a house .,from the then Gram P?nehayath. Subsequently, after the advent of Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and urban Development `Authorities Act, 2016;i h®--tI-'CL6`-was issued a[[eging deviations jn accordance with a nevi,`-,:Adtp 'JIt is submitted that the new Act is `prospective in effect aFRd, tF!e permission is granted by the Gram Panchayath cannot be the subject matter of c.c.No.189 of 2023.
Considering the a_vi'Dbin.iisi9nS; there Shall be a stay of all further proceedings in c.c|No.189thf6f±`:20`23 on the file of Additional JudI-CiaI First class Magl-strafe, Anantha`p_quram. .
The learned couns6! 'for !tEhe` -petitioners is permitted to take out personal notice tot the:rfe:`S`giv'o`n-d6nt Nos]2 to 5 by registered post with acknowledgment due and` fiEe -i_-s.i '.FS'of of service in 1:he Registry.
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"`l-`._ ,,:o~T:faUE COPY,, ASSISTANTasTRAR SECTION OFFICER ToI .,,x_l_:`,, . I - \- 1 ' , ` -``
1. The Additional Judici`aI JFi~rsi''class Magistrate, Ananthapuram
2. The Vice Chairperson,r#han-{apuramu -Hindupur urban Development Authority (AHUDA), AJnamthapuramu (by RPAD)
3. One CC to SRI. HAR!Sffi KUMAR RASINENI Advocate [OPUC]
4. Two CCs to the PUBLrC'^PR:OSECUTOR, High Court ofA.P [OPUC]
5. Onesparecopy -'-; I i_.: r\
