IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI

FRIDAY ,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 1302 OF 2012

Appeal under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C, aggrieved by the judgment and sentence imposed by the ^I Additional Special Judge for C.B.I Cases, Visakhapatnam on 14.12.2012 in CC.No.17 of 2005.

Between:

B.Prasada Rao, S/o. Lakshmi Narayana, formerly worked as Superintendent. Central Excise, Anakapalle Range. Visakhapatnam. R/o. Ayyappa Nagar, Visakhapatnam.

...APPELLANT/ACCUSED N0.1

AND

The State of A.P. Rep., by its Central Bureau of Investigation, through its Special Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi

...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

I.A. NO: ¹ OF 2012(CRLAMP. NO: 2688 OF 20121

Petition under Section ¹⁵¹ CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of the Judgment and sentence passed by ^I Additional Special Judge for C.B.I Cases, Visakhapatnam on 14.12.2012 in CC.No.17 of 2005 and release the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the above Criminal Appeal.

Counsel for the Appellant : SRI VV N NARASIMHAM

Counsel for the Respondents : SRI P S P SURESH KUMAR SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR CBI

The Court made the following ORDER :

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3239]

FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 1302/2012

Between:

B.Prasada Rao ...APPELLANT

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AND

The State of A.P.. Rep by Spl. P.P. for CBI

...RESPONDENT

Counsel for the Appellant:

1.VVN NARASIMHAM

Counsel for the Respondent:

1.P S P SURESH KUMAR, Spl. Public Prosecutor for CBI

The Court made the following JUDGMENT:

Questioning the conviction and sentence imposed by the learned ^I Additional Special Judge for C.B.I. cases, Visakhapatnam, in C.C.No.17/2005 dt. 14.12.2012, the appellant/A.1 filed the present appeal.

2. It is represented by Sri V.V.N.Nrasimham, learned counsel for the appellant, that during pendency of the appeal, the sole appellant died on 24.06.2022. He further contends that he has addressed a letter to the legal representatives of the deceased appellant and they informed him that they do not want to prosecute the appeal. He also annexed a letter dt. 17.10.2024 addressed to the learned counsel by son of the appellant stating that they are not interested to prosecute the appeal.

In view of the above statement made by the learned counsel for the appellant, this Criminal Appeal is dismissed as abated. 3.

As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed.

SD/- E.KAMESWARA RAO JOINT REGISTRAR

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• 1. The ^I Additional Special Judge for C.B.I Cases, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam district (with records if any)
• 2. One CC to Sri. VV ^N Narasimham Advocate [OPUC]
• 3. Two CCs to Sri. PSP Suresh Kumar, Special Public Prosecutor for CBI, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi [OPUC]
• 4. The Section Officer, Criminal Section, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi
• 5. THREE CD COPIES

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HIGH COURT DATED: 31/01/2025

ORDER

CRLA.No.1302 of 2012

DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL APPEAL AS ABATED