IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE iPRESENT: the honourable SRI JUSTICE AT AMARAVAKT^^ m \ *■ * / T MALLIKARJUNA RA(*<to CRIMINAL PETITION NO; 4826 OF 2025 Between: Putta Raju, S/o Putta Yellaiah, Bhakarapeta. Peddapalle, Kadapa. Aged about 34 years, R/o 1/169 ...Petitioner/A3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh Amaravathi, Through S.H.O. . Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court RSASTF P.S. Tirupathi, Tirupathi District. ...Respondent Section 482 of at Petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C.(Oid Section)/under BNSS, 2023, IS filed praying that in the circumstances stated filed in support of the Criminal Petition, enlarge the Petitioner/Accused Respondent RSASTF Police, Tirupathi dated 17.02.2025. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482(1) of BNSS, is filed praying that in the Circumstances stated in the grounds filed i Court may be pleased directing the Respondent RSASTF arrest the petitioner/Accused i adjudication of the criminal on the file of the High Court. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the Sri S.Dushyanth Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Public Prosecutor for Respondent, the Court made the following in the grounds the High Court may be pleased to on bail in the event of his arrest by the Tirupathi District in crime No. 09/2025 in support of the petition, the High to grant interim bail to the Petitioner/Accused by Police, Tirupathi, Tirupathi District in Crime No. 09/2025 dated 17.02.2025 petition, pending disposal of CRLP not to till final 4826 of 2025, and the arguments of APHC010229462025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 050 [3369] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4826/2025 Between: Putta Raju ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.S DUSHYANTH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the BNSS, is filed on behalf of the petitioner herein/A3 to grant anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.09 of 2025 of RSASTF Police Station, Tirupati District. A case has been registered against the petitioner and others for the offences punishable under Sections 303 (2) read with 3(5) of the BNS, 49, 61(2) of the BNS and Section 20(i)(d)(i)(a) read with 20(i)(c) ii, iii, iv, x, 36(a) read with 32A of the A.P. Forest Amendment Act, 2016. Brief facts of the case are that, on 17.02.2025, on receipt of credible information, the RSI, RSASTF Sub-Control, Kadapa, along with his staff rushed to Jamoil Plantation, Bhakarapet Forest Beat and Section, Siddavattam Mandalam, and noticed one motor cycle stationed and some persons standing by the side of motor cycle. On seeing the police party, they tried to escape by leaving the 2. 3. 2 motor cycle. The RSI with the assistance of his staff apprehended one person and found 27 Red Sander logs. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of special report. Heard. Perused the record. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that basing on the confessional statement co-accused, the petitioner herein is arrayed as accused. Except the said confessional statement, no other material has been collected to connect the petitioner in commission of offence. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has also not disputed the correctness of the said submission of learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner herein and submitted that the petitioner herein has no previous crime record. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the fact that no property was seized from the possession of the petitioner herein and most of the witnesses are shown to be official witnesses and granting of anticipatory bail to the petitioner would not cause hampering of investigation, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner herein, on the following conditions, (i) The petitioner is directed to surrender before the Station House Officer concerned, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such surrender, the petitioner herein is ordered to be enlarged on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer concerned. 4. 5. 6. 7. 3 (ii) On release, the petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer, concerned, once in a fortnight, for a period of three (3) months, (iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for investigation as and when required and that he shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed 8. SD/- K.J.RAJA^ABU ^ assistan-^egistrar SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Station House Officer, RSASTF Police Station, Tirupathi, Tirupathi District. One CC to Sri S.Dushyanth Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P. Amaravati.[OUT] One spare copy. 2. 3. 4. PSD HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:08/05/2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.4826 of 2025 ALLOWED x>x o r9 mm X ★O