Andhra Pradesh High Court
CRLRC/1986/2015 of KARRI NAGARAJU @ PURUSHOTTAM DAYASAGAR Vs STATE OF A.P., on 6 October 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3548] WEDNESDAY, THE 7th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1986/2015 Between: 1. KARRI NAGARAJU @ PURUSHOTTAM DAYASAGAR, S/O BANGARU RAJU, 24 YEARS, R/O.
APHC010240162015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE 7th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 1986/2015
Between:
1. KARRI
NAGARAJU
@
PURUSHOTTAM
DAYASAGAR,
S/O
BANGARU
RAJU,
YEARS,
R/O.
65-4-408,
KOTHA
NAKKAVANIPALEM, GAJUWAKA, VISAKHAPATNAM.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. STATE OF A P, rep., by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. For the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh
...RESPONDENT
Revision filed under Section 397/401 of Cr.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Revision Case, the High Court may be pleased to present this Memorandum of Criminal Revision Case against the Judgment passed in C.C.No.924 of 2009
on the file of I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam as confirmed in Crl.A.No.239 of 2014 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Visakhapatnam dated 09.09.2015
IA NO: 1 OF 2015(CRLRCMP 3115 OF 2015
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 execution of sentence passed in C.C. No.924 of 2009 on the file of I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam as confirmed in Crl.A.No.239 of 2014 on the file of Sessions Judge, Mahila Court,
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Visakhapatnam dated 09.09..2015 and release the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the above Criminal Revision Case Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. M SURYA KUMAR
Counsel for the Respondent:
1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP)
The Court made the following:
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Heard, Mr.M.Surya Kumar, learned counsel for the revision petitioner, and Ms.Akhila Naidu, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.
2. On 10.09.2026, it was brought to the notice of this Court that the accused/petitioner was no more, and learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that the said information was only abstract and requested this Court to ascertain through the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor to get the correct instructions.
3. Today, Ms.Akhila Naidu, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, has placed before this Court the instructions furnished by the Inspector of Police, Gajuwaka Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, dated 21.09.2026, confirming that the accused died on 21.04.2021. He was arraigned as Accused No.1 in the proceedings before the Trial Court and before the Appellant Court, and in the present Criminal Revision Case, he is the sole petitioner.
4. The said instructions also contain that the Trial Court, by judgment dated 16.09.2014, found Accused Nos.1 to 3 not guilty of the offences under Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and acquitted them under Section 248(1) of Cr.P.C. However, they were found guilty of the offence under Section 498-A of IPC and convicted under Section 248(2) of Cr.P.C. In respect of Accused No.1, the Trial Court sentenced him to suffer simple imprisonment for one year and also to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default,
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to suffer simple imprisonment for one month. In respect of Accused Nos.2 and 3, the Trial Court sentenced them to suffer simple imprisonment for six months each and also to pay fine amount of Rs.500/- each, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for one month each.
5. In the appeal filed by the accused, the Appellate Court acquitted Accused Nos.2 and 3 and confirmed the judgment of the Trial Court against Accused No.1 vide judgment dated 09.09.2015 in Criminal Appeal No.239 of 2014 passed by the Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Visakhapatnam.
6. Without going into the merits of the case, as the death of the petitioner/Accused No.1 on 21.04.2021 has been confirmed through the instructions placed before this Court by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, the Criminal Revision Case gets abated.
7. Resultantly, the Criminal Revision Case No.1986 of 2015 is closed as abated. There shall be no order as to costs.
In sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.
___________________________ TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA, J Date : 07-10-2026 BMS