V IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY. THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4906 OF 2025 Between: Shaik Osman, S/o. Shaik Nazeer Ahmed, H.No.1-270, Baton, Gareeb Nagar, Kumool, Andhra Pradesh. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT Petition under Section 482 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased tb direct the respondent to release the petiftoner/accused A2 on Bail in the event of his arrest pursuant to the registration of FIR.No.9/2025 dated 29.01.2025 on the file of the Kurnoo! I Town P.S, during the pendency of the case, in the interest of justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri LAKSHMIKANTH REDDY DESAI, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following: APHC010234122025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4906 OF 2025 [3369] Between: Shaik Osman ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.LAKSHMIKANTH REDDY DESAI Counsel for the Respondent/compiainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR \ The Court made the following: ORDER:- This Criminal Petition u/Sec.482 of B.N.S.S. is filed seeking to 'enlarge the petitioner/A2 on anticipatory bail in Crime No.09/2025 of Kurnool I Town Police Station, Kurnool District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 329(1), 318(2), 340(2), 337 r/w 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his request only to order notice under Section 35-3 of B.N.S.S. by following the judgment in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar of the 3. 2 Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, stating that the aforesaid registered against the petitioner is punishable with iess than period of imprisonment. Therefore, in view of the aforesaid disposed of, with offences seven years 4. request, this Criminal Petition is a direction to the Investigating Officer to follow procedure contemplated under Section 35-3 of B.N.S.S, Petitioner is also directed to comply with the directions of the i the scrupulously. investigation Officer. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in the Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. Sd/- G. HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR / //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal District Sessions Judge, Kurnool. The I Additional Sessions Judge, Kurnool. The Station House Officer, Kurnool I Town Police Station, Kurnool. One CC to Sri Lakshmikanth Reddy Desai Advocate [OPUC] Two CC's to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Three CD Copies. RDB ssb HIGH COURT DATED:09/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4906 of 2025 i 1 DISPOSING OF CRIMINAL PETITION •'1 !