HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ****

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5522 OF 2021 Between:

Lagadapati Praveen Kumar … Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Andhra Pradesh and another ...Respondents * * * * *

DATE OF ORDER PRONOUNCED : 07.05.2026 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgment/Order? Yes/No

2. Whether the copy of Order may be marked to Law Reporters/Journals? Yes/No

3. Whether His Lordship wish to see the fair copy of the Judgment/Order? Yes/No JUSTICE K.SREENIVASA REDDY * HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SREENIVASA REDDY + CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5522 OF 2021 % 07.05.2026 # Between:

Lagadapati Praveen Kumar … Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Andhra Pradesh and another ...Respondents ! Counsel for the Petitioner(s) : Sri Ginjupalli Subba Rao ^ Counsel for the Respondents : 1. Public Prosecutor

2.

Gist:

> Head Note:

? Cases referred:

1. (1997) 7 SCC 431.

This Court made the following:

Date on which Order/Judgment was : 08.04.2026 reserved Date on which Order/Judgment was : 07.05.2026 pronounced Date on which Order/Judgment was : 07.05.2026 uploaded on the website of the High Court APHC010364592021 IN THE HIGH COU