The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity, ‘the Cr.P.C.’)/Section 528 of the
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNSS’), seeking a
direction to the learned Special Judge for Trial of Cases under POCSO Act,
Vijayawada, Krishna District, to dispose of the case in S.C.No.09 of 2019
(Crime No.378 of 2015 of Penamaluru Police Station) as early as possible.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant
Public Prosecutor. Perused the record.
3. As seen from the record, the petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of
S.C.No.09 of 2019 (Crime No.378 of 2015 of Penamaluru Police Station) on
the file of the learned Special Judge for Trial of Cases under POCSO Act,
Vijayawada, Krishna District. In this regard, it is apposite to mention the
judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Abdul Rehman Antulay v. R.S.
Nayak1, wherein at paragraph No.86 (10) held as under:
