lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF Mj .tt.. !f;I_.¢l QJ :I:```:j! `:`:+ti¥-+;i:`'`:`'..I TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA-GUNARANJAhf;fte± CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5591 OF2025 / Betwee n : 1. Cheparthi Parameswara Rao, S/o Koteswara Rao, Aged 38 years, R/o / D.No.2-151/A, Prathipadu Village and MandaI, Guntur District. 2. Cheparfhi Ko{eswara Rao, S/o Papaiah, Aged 65 years, R/o D,No.2- 151/A, Prathipadu Village and Mandal, Guntur District. 3. Cheparthi Seshaiah, S/o Papaiah, Aged 60 years, R/o D.No.2-162, Prathipadu Village and Mandal, Guntur District, 4. Popuri Parameswara Rao, S/o Nagaiah, Aged 32 years, R/o D.No.3-1, Prathipadu Village and Mandal, Guntur District. Petitioners/Accused 1 to 4 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. Respondent/Comp[ainant Petition under section 482 of BNSS (438 of Cr.P.C.,) praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioners/Accused No.1 to 4 on bail in the event of his arrest in cr.No.812 of 2020 on the file of Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur Urban DistrI'Ct, under Sections 364 (a) I/w 34 of Indian Penal Code COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONERS : SRII ARUN SHOWRl'G t couNSELFORTHE RESPONDENT: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR z THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER /.I/~ (CGR,J Crl.P.No.5591 of 2025) APHCO10273902025 lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5591/2025 Between : Cheparthi Parameswara Rao and ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) Others AND The State OfAndhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.ARUN SHOWRI G Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C, and Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity [the BNSS') by the petitioners/Accused No.1 to 4 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with crime No.812 of 2020 of ```' Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur Urban District, registered for the (r2 _ 2 (CGR,J Crl-P.No.5591 of2025) offence punishable under-'Section 364-A r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code]1860. 2. 2. Facts, in brief,.of the case are that on 24.08.2020, at about 4.30 pm., the c7e /c,c,a co77€P/CZZ'77CZ72, lodged a report With the POliCe, stating that, in relation to the business relationship between him and the lst petitioner/accused No.1 concerning the supply of bricks, certain amounts remain outstanding between 'them. Due to this financial dispute, he was allegedly abducted by the petitioners in an attempt to settle the matter. Based on the report, the Station House Officer, Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur Urban Districtu registered a case in Crime No. 812 of 2020 and investigated into. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 4. Sri Arun Showri G, learned counsel for the petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 4, submits that although the report was registered way back in the year 2020, the police have only recently commenced the investigation in this case. The petitioners have not committed any offence and they were falsely implicated in this case. The petitioners would abide by any condition to be imposed by this court. -- xp, S 3 (CGR,J Crl.P_No.5591 of2025) 5. Per confra, Sri Neelothpal GanJ'i, the learned Assistant public prosecutor, opposed in granting of bail stating that the police examined four witnesses only and the investigation is under progress; if the petitioners are enlarged on bail, they would not be available for the investigation and escape from the clutches of law; and urged to dismiss the bail petition. 6. Considering the fact that the crime dates back tO the year 2020 and that the genesis of the complaint arises from a monetary dispute settlement, this Court is inclined to consider request of petitioners for grant of anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed with the following directions: a)ho the eueut of arrest of the pedfioners, the petitioners shall be enlarged on bcnd on their executing a, personal bond. for a sum of Rs.1O,OOO/- (Rupees ten thousand, only), with two sureties each for the I,ike sum each to the scLfiSfactiOn Of the arresting POtiCe OffieialS ; b) The petifiorLerS Shall make themselves aUallabl.e for inuestigafion as and, when required; c) The petitioners shall rLof CCl,use any threat, i,nd.ucelTLerit Or Promise tO the Prosecution WifroeSSeS; \\ ','> JP ++ I 4 (CGR,J Crl.P.No.5591 of2O25) a) The peth6rLerS SlrLalZ appear before the StcLfiOn House Officer concerrLed. On.Ce in a Week i..e., On every sunday between lO.OO a.m. and O5.OO p.m., trlZ filing of the charge sheet. e) The petifiorLerS Shalt rLof Zeowe the district limits without the express perwissi;n from the station House Offieer concemed. 8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any] Shall Stand closed. SD/- K.J.RAJA BABU ASSISTANT EGISTRAR loN OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Station House officer, Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur Urban f7 D,jstrict 2. One CC to SRl. ARUN SHOWRI G Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court ofA.P[OUT] 4I One spare copy E-i= \| I _ + HIGH COURT CGR,J DATED : 22/05/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.NoI5591 of 2025 ALLOWED