The right to a speedy trial is fundamental; delays must be minimized to prevent injustice to the accused.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION Nos. 416 & 417 OF 2025 Criminal Petition No. 416 of 2025 Between:

Gubbala Suresh, S/o. Srinivasa Rao, Aged 25 years, R/at 2-21, Seelamvari Palem, H/o K. Jagannadhapuram Village, Ainavilli Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh-533577.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED-3 AND

1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati.

2. Siddamsetti Nagamani W/o. Chandra Rao, Aged 70 Years, Kothapeta Village, Pillakaluvagattu, Old Ramalayama Street, Kothapeta Mandal, East Godavari District.

...RESPONDENTS Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to direct the trial court in C.C. No. 604 of

2022 on the file of the Judicial I Class Magistrate, Kothapeta, East Godavari District in Crime No. 61 of 2019 Under Section

382 R/w 411 of IPC of Kothapeta Police Station to conduct speedy trial and expeditiously dispose of the matter pending disposal of the main case.

This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Simhachalam Karukola, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None Appeared for the Respondent No.2.

Criminal Petition No: 417 of 2025 Between:

Gubbala Suresh, S/o. Srinivasa Rao, Aged 25 vears R/at

2-21 ^PPiamwari Cfs'frS, Andhra ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED-3 AND Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati.

Subbalakshmi, W/o Sriramachandramurthy, Aged 56 PHioif’i Amalapuram Village & Mandal Pillakaluvagattu, Old Ramalayama Street, East Godavari District ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the trial court in C.C. No.

764 of 2021 on the file of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Amalapuram, East Godavari District in Crime No. 395 of 2020 Under Section 356 , 382 r/w 34 of IPC or 411 of IPC of Amalapuram Town Police Station to conduct speedy trial and expeditiously dispose of the matter and allow the Criminal Petition.

This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Simhachalam Karukola, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None Appeared for the Respondent No.2.

The Court made the following COMMON ORDER :

APHC010010112025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3457]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NOs: 416 & 417/2025 Between:

Gubbala Suresh ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT{S)

and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

1.SIMHACHALAM KARUKOLA Counsel for the Respondent/complalnant(S):

1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following order:

Criminal Petition No.416 of 2025 filed under Section

528 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short BNSS

2023”) seeking for speedy disposal of C.C.No.604 of

2022, on the file of the Judicial I Class Magistrate, Kothapeta, East Godavari District in Crime No.61 of 2019, dated 05.03.2019 registered for the offences punishable under Section 382 of Indian Penal Code (for short “I.P.C.”).

Criminal Petition No.417 of 2025 is filed under Section

528 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha San