IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERAAD Friday, the 17th day of June, 2011 Present: Hon’ble Sri Justice N. Ravi Shankar Tr.Crl.P.No. 265 of 2010 Between: Vunyala Gopal …Petitioner and The State of AP and others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR Tr.Crl.P.No. 265 of 2010 O r d e r: Heard Sri M.V.Subba Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioner; Sri M. Govind Reddy, learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 2 to 5 and also the learned Public Prosecutor. 2. S.C.No. 67 of 2010 is pending on the file of the court of V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Nampally, Hyderabad (trial court). Vunyala Gopal, listed witness No.1 in the said case has filed this transfer application on the ground that he has no confidence in the Additional Public Prosecutor, who is dealing with the present Sessions Case in the trial court. 3. This court on 2-11-2010 while ordering notice, called for a report from the Directorate of Prosecutions, Hyderabad about the Additional Public Prosecutor in question. The said Directorate has sent a letter on 13-1-2011 along with the report of the concerned Joint Director of Prosecutions. The report dated:10-1-2011 of the Joint Director of Prosecutions which he has furnished to the Director of Prosecutions would show that he opined that the present Additional Public Prosecutor may not conduct the trial of the case fairly and impartially without any bias. Thus it can be said that this report is in favour of the petitioner herein. 4. The relief sought for in this petition is that the case should be now transferred from the trial court to a Court of Session in the Sessions Division of Medak District. That relief cannot be granted. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for respondents 2 to 5, who are the accused party agree that the case can be transferred to some other competent Sessions Court in the Metropolitan Sessions Division, Hyderabad. In the special circumstances of this case, the learned Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad is requested to make over S.C.No. 67 of 2010 pending on the file of the learned V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court, Hyderabad to any other competent Sessions Court in his Sessions Division keeping in view the volume of business in each court. 6. This transfer criminal petition is accordingly disposed off. _____________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR, J. June 17, 2011. *BVS