IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMA THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3111 OF 2025 Between: 1. Anmol Kandulna, S/o. Rasin Kumar Kandulna, Aged 21 years, R/o Konmerla Village, Jaldega PS, Konmerla, Simdega District, Jharkhand- 835211. 2. Simon Kandulna, S/o.Namjer Kandulna, Aged 21 years, R/o Phan Toll, Konmerla Village, PS Jaldega, Simdega District. Jharkhand. ...Petitioner/A1 & A2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, Through the SHO, Kancharapalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of B.N.S.S praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court these Petitioners/Accused No.1 & 2 may please be released on bail in the event of their arrest in connection with FIR No.515 of 2024 of Kancharapalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District on 31-12-2024. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Kuditipudi Varun, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor behalf of the Respondent. on The Court made the following: % APHC010137482025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] THURSDAY. THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3111/2025 Between: Anmol Kandulna and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED{S) AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.KUDITIPUDI VARUN Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order:- This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., is filed by the petitioners herein/A1 and A2 seeking to grant anticipatory bail in No.515 of 2024 of Kancharapalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 121(2) and 132 read with 3(5) of the BNS. Crime Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there has been an inordinate delay in submitting the report, and the ingredients of Section 121 (2) of the BNS do not apply to the facts of the case. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits 2. 3. that the present crime was registered under Section 121(2) and 132 read with 3(5) of the BNS and the alleged offences are punishable with 2 imprisonment of less than seven years. He further submits that Section 109(1) of the BNS has not been included. 4. Heard. Perused the material on record. 5. In view of the submission made by the learned Assistant Public Prosecution, this Court directs the police to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, scrupulously, as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another^ as 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. T (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- N NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYII SEGTION OFFieER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Kancharapalem Police Station, Visakhapatnam District. 2. One CC to Sri. Kuditipudi Varun, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies PR sree HIGH COURT DATED:03/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.3111 of 2025 ^05^ ANBfjg 0 J APR W?5 ^ . Current Section ^“^^spatcv^ % II DISPOSING THE CRLP