IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4699 OF 2025 Between: Duvvara Rama Rao @ Rajkumar, S/o.Late Polayya, aged about 46 years R/o. D.No. 21-111, Siddardha Nagar, Vadlapudi Near Vinayaka Temple, Duvvada, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, AP. Note: Petitioner’s name is amended as per the court’s order dated 05.08.2025 in lA No. 02 of 2025 in CRLP No. 4699 of 2025. ■\n.r ...Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh ...Respondent Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C/ Under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail pending disposal of Crime No. 324/2024 of IV Town P.S Visakhapatnam District Note: Crime No is corrected to Crime No.324 of 2024 in place of Crime No.324/2025 as per the Court’s order dated 11.07.2025 in I.A.No.1 of 2025 in Cr.P.No.4699 of 2025. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI GOLLAPALL! MAHESWARA RAO Advocate for the Petitioner, and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, for the Respondent, the Court made the following IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4699/2025 Order: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of B.N.S.S., has been filed by the petitioner/Accused, seeking regular bail in Cr.No.324/2024 of IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The above said crime was registered against the petitioner/Accus ed herein for the offence punishable u/Secs. 318(4), 69 of BNS. 3. In brief, it is the case of prosecution that on 20.12.2024, the complainant/victim Koralana Anitha turned up to police station and lodged a written report duly stated that, she is the home maker and her husband working in Visakha Container Terminal. On 28.04.2024 she along with her husband and daughter went to beach on the occasion of their marriage day, while she sat separately due to some disputes with' her husband. On that one Sankar who is their relative came along with another person and wished her. Later, the other person introduced himself as a Pastor i.e. accused who observed her distress and told her, that there were some evil spirits in her soul and her house. He further gave an advice (hat, if she believes in Jesus, ail her problems would be vanished. Later, he got acquaintance with her their home to pray and offered her that if he would and occasionally visited she believes in Jesus Christ. arrange any job to her. Later, he participated in sexual intercourse to release her difficulties/stress. SO that she would be blessed with god’s grace. Later, he forcefully had her in the absence of her family sexual intercourse with members. Later, he took her to Jalaripeta and kept her in a house with a promise that he would marry cash of Rs. 10,000/- and took her if necessary and took her gold ring and a rented house at P.M.Palem where he had sexual intercourse with her and later started harassing her. During his absence, said place and went to her parental home at Burma entire episode what was happened and she escaped from colony and revealed now she lodged this complaint in accordance with the against the accused for taking necessary action law. 4. Heard and perused the record. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 03.02.2025. A reading of the reveals that the de facto complainant/victim is a married woman, and the petitioner is known to her. According to the petitioner made her believe that if she had him, all the problems in her body and household report contents of the report, the a physical relationship with would be resolved, and she would live happily. The report further suggests that she is residing with her husband and children. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has been in judicial custody for more than 90 days. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that a primary charge sheet has been filed, completing most of the investigation. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, while opposing the prayer of the petitioner/accused, submits that the investigation is not yet complete. Upon inquiry, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor confirmed that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents. 6. 7. This Court, without going into the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner regarding the applicability of Section 69 of the BNS (Section 376 of the IPC), finds that further detention of the petitioner is no longer required for conducting further investigation. Therefore, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/accused, subject to the following conditions; (i) The petitioner/accused herein shall be released on his executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam; (ii) On release, the petitioner/accused shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned on every Sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 1.00 pm for a period of three (03) months. (iii) The petitioner/accused shall not tamper with the evidence and hamper the investigation and shall cooperate for investigation. 8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. Sd/-K.KASIRAO ACHARI ASSISTANT R|pl^TRAR SECTION On=ICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District 2. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District 3. The Station House Officer, IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District 4. One CC to SRI GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 6. One spare copy PSR Note: Crime No “324 of 2025” is corrected as “Crime No. 324 of 2024 “as per order of this Court dated. 11.07.2025 in I.A.No.1 of 2025. Substitute this amended order in place of earlier order, which was dispatched on 08.05.2025. Sd/-K.KASIRAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR Note : The name of the petitioner is corrected as “Duvvara Rama Rao @ Rajkumar,” as per court’s order dated 05.08.2025 in lA No. 02 of 2025. / Substitute this amended order in the place of earlier order which dispatched on 21.07.2025. was Sd/-K.KASIRAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ) HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:07/05/2025 (11.07.2025) (05.08.2025) BAIL ORDER (Amended) (Amended) CRLP.No.4699 of 2025 ALLOWED