Adusumilli Rama Krishna Prasad @ v. The State of Andhra
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 482
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ss. 3(1)(f), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s)
Key paragraphs
- Para 33. Recording the said submission, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if he is so advised. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed.…
Judgment
Cause title
TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1372 OF 2023
Between: Adusumilli Rama Krishna Prasad @ Rama Krishna ...PETITIONER
/ACCUSED AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and another ...RESPONDENTS
/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/Accused:
1. KILARU NITHIN KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents/Complainant(S):
1. G KOTINAGULU 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following
ORDER:
This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein/Accused to quash the proceedings in Crime No.42 of 2023 of Gudivada Rural Police Station, Krishna district, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(f), 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2 SRK, J CrlP No.1372 of 2023
Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the above crime the police have conducted investigation and filed charge sheet and, in view of the same, nothing survives for adjudication in the Criminal Petition and the matter has become infructuous.
Recording the said submission, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the charge sheet, if he is so advised. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. Date:31.03.2026 Nsr ________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. 3 SRK, J CrlP No.1372 of 2023 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.1372 of 2023 Date:31.03.2026 Nsr
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — ss. 3(1)(f), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s).
Which court decided this case, and when?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 31 Mar 2026. The bench was K SREENIVASA REDDY.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.