THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA TRANSFER CRIMINAL PETITION No.24 of 2025

ORDER:

This Transfer Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner to transfer C.C.No.573 of 2015 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Thorrur to the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mahabubabad.

2. Heard Sri Sricharan Telaprolu, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State. Though notice served upon respondent No.2, none appeared on his behalf.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was being denied a fair trial before the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thorrur. He further submitted that though seven witnesses had been examined, the Investigating Officer was examined prematurely, making it difficult for the defence to bring out omissions and contradictions, and despite bringing this to the notice of the trial Court, the proceedings continued. He contended that the trial Court had gone to the extent of instructing the Public Prosecutor to prepare P.W.4 and was actively assisting the prosecution d