APHC010183672026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Between: 1. SYED RAFI, S/O SUDANI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS. OCCUPATION SOFTWAREENGINEER, R/O D.NO.2 RAJUPALEM, PALNADU DISTRICT 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Nelapadu,Amaravati, Guntur District.Through the Station House Officer,Pedakakani Police Station, Guntur District Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to direct the Petitioner/Accused No.1 to be enlarged on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with FIR No.208/2024 dated 25.5.2024 on the file of Pedakak Guntur District u/s Sec 302, 304B, 498 the interests of justice, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2716/2026 SYED RAFI, S/O SUDANI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS. OCCUPATION SOFTWAREENGINEER, R/O D.NO.2-49, REDDYGUDEM, RAJUPALEM, PALNADU DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, rep. by its Public Court of Andhra Pradesh, Nelapadu,Amaravati, Guntur District.Through the Station House Officer,Pedakakani Police Station, ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS cumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to direct the Petitioner/Accused No.1 to be enlarged on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with FIR No.208/2024 dated 25.5.2024 on the file of Pedakakani Police Station, Guntur District u/s Sec 302, 304B, 498-A of IPC, Section 3 and 4 of DPA in the interests of justice, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA SYED RAFI, S/O SUDANI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS. OCCUPATION 49, REDDYGUDEM, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, rep. by its Public Court of Andhra Pradesh, Nelapadu,Amaravati, Guntur District.Through the Station House Officer,Pedakakani Police Station, ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS cumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to direct the Petitioner/Accused No.1 to be enlarged on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with FIR ani Police Station, A of IPC, Section 3 and 4 of DPA in The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2716/2026 ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner/Accused No.1 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.208 of 2024 of Pedakakani Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 302, 304-B, 498- A, Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act altered from Section 174 of Cr.P.C. 2. Heard Mr. N.Bharath Simha Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.1 and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate and to move a regular bail application, and that a direction may be issued to dispose of the said application as expeditiously as possible. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner/accused No.1 to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned within one (01) week from the date of receipt of copy of this order, and move an appropriate application before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned. The learned Jurisdictional Court concerned is directed to dispose of the said application in accordance with law, on its own merits by giving due and sufficient opportunity to the learned Public Prosecutor concerned, and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 23.04.2026 KKV THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 51 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2716/2026 23.04.2026 KKV