The instant criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C)/under Section 528 of BNSS,
has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused, seeking quashment of the order
dated 07.01.2022 passed by the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge,
Chirala, Prakasam District in C.C.No.493 of 2013 issuing NBW against the
petitioner/Accused.
2. Heard Sri Dr.Challa Srinivasa Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner
and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing
on behalf of the State.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner
herein filed Crl.P.No.1820 of 2016 seeking quashment of the case pending
against the petitioner/accused in C.C.No.493 of 2013. The petitioner/accused
also obtained stay in that matter vide Orders dated 15.02.2017. Learned
counsel for the petitioner would further submit that though the stay was in
force, learned Magistrate issued Non-Bailable Warrant on 07.01.2022 and
moving further to secure the presence of the petitioner before the Court.
Learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that Crl.P.No.1820 of
2016 was dismissed for non-prosecution. As the Non-Bailable Warrant was
issued when the stay is in force, appropriate orders may be passed directing
the learned Magistrate to consider the case of the petitioner.