HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P.No.7254/2007 Date of Order: 18-11-2010 1.Gireesh Sanghi and others …Petitioners V. 1.Guttapalli Mallikarjuna Rao and another ..Respondents The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY Crl.P No.7254/2010 Oral Order: The petitioners herein, who are A-1 to A-3 in CC No.379/2003 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Macherla, filed Crl.M.P.No.2329/2007 under Section 91 and 254 Cr.P.C., before that court, to issue summons to the witness cited in the petition, namely, Sub-Inspector of Police, Macherla Town Police Station for production of the file relating to providing protection to the building of the complainant, in which, the court of Judicial First Class Magistrate is located, in CC No.379/2003 filed for defamation. The trial court allowed the said petition on 19-9-2007. Questioning, the same the present criminal petition is filed. It is relevant to note that on allowing Crl.P.No.2329/2007, CC No.379/2003 underwent three adjournments and on 16-11-2007, the court passed the following order: “Complainant is absent and his absence is condoned on petition. A-2 to A-4 are absent and their absence is condoned on petition. Witness summons returned unserved. Call on 12-11-2007.” On filing criminal petition before this court, no order has been passed staying the proceedings in CC No.379/2007. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that CC is still pending before the trial court. In view of the same, on petitioners filing a memo, the learned Magistrate shall exercise powers under Sec.66 Cr.P.C., for issuing summons afresh to the Sub-Inspector of Police, Macherla Police Station, who was summoned in Crl.M.P.no.2329/2007, and dispose of CC No.379/2003 within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, if not already disposed of. With the above direction, the criminal petition is disposed of. _______________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. Dt.18-11-2010 Kmr