THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NOS.7862 OF 2010 Between in Allamraju Annapurna ....PETITIONER A N D The State of A.P.and another …RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NOS.7862 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, “Cr.P.C) is filed by the petitioner seeking to quash the docket proceedings dated 23.07.2010 in M.C.No.17 of 2008 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 2. Heard both sides. 3. As seen from the record, as per the proceedings of the Hon’ble District Judge, East Godavari, Rajahmundry in Dis.No.5526 dated 19.07.2010, the case was transferred to Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Peddapuram. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that without any notice to the petitioner, the said case was transferred to Peddapuram, which is 120 kilometers away from the place of his residence. Hence, she prays to quash the order dated 23.07.2010. 5. This Court is of the view that admittedly the learned Session Judge has power to transfer the cases from one Court to another Court, but at the same time if there is any grievance for the petitioner, the petitioner may approach the District Judge by way of filing the petition for transfer of the case, put forth her contentions regarding the transfer of case from the file of I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Amalapuram to Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Peddapuram. On such application being made by the petitioner, the learned Judge is directed to dispose of the same in accordance with law after hearing both parties. 6. With the above observations and directions, the criminal petition is disposed of. _________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO AUGUST 18, 2010. YVL