THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.2635 of 2025 Order : This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner herein, seeking anticipatory bail, in connection with Crime No.4 of 2025 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner herein and others for the offences punishable under Sections 111(2), 319(2), 318(4) read with 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 66-C and 66-D of the Information Technology Act, 2000- 2008 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 06.01.2025, on receipt of credible information, the Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Police Station, Visakhapatnam, along with staff, conducted search at Flat No.610, Gayatri Towers, Opp. Water tank and pump house, backside of Polamamba temple, Doctors colony, Pedawaltair, Visakhapatnam and found that A.3 along with A.1, A.2, A.4 and A.5 were conducting offline and online betting. As per the confessional statement of A.3, he used to pool fund for the betting. Upon 2 verification of mobile phones of A.3, police found total eighty two suspicious transactions. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner herein would contend that A3 borrowed the amounts from the petitioner, and in order to evade the payment, he falsely implicated the petitioner into the crime, and the police, during the course of investigation, found transactions made between the petitioner and A3 and are trying to apprehend him. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State submits that the petitioner involved in gaming activities, placing bets in lakhs of rupees per game on cricket matches and investigation is not yet completed. 6. Heard. Perused the record. 7. A perusal of the material on record goes to show that the Cyber Crime Police, on credible information, commenced the investigation on 06.01.2025 and crores of rupees with number of bank accounts, UPI transactions including binami and hawala transactions was involved in the case. As rightly contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner, prima facie, Section 111(2) of BNS has no application in respect of the petitioner. This Court, considering the material on record, the nature of accusation, prima facie case and 3 the stage of investigation, is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 8. Accordingly, in the event of arrest of the petitioner herein in the above crime, he shall be enlarged on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the concerned Arresting Officer. Petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and he shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required and he shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses. Petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once in a week i.e. on every Saturday between 10.00 AM and 1.00 PM till filing of the charge sheet. 9. The Criminal Petition is, accordingly, allowed. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. ____________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Dated:02.04.2025 Nsr 4 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.2635 of 2025 Dated:02.04.2025 Nsr