s IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAV>^ THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY ^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE K PRESENT ^ THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5616 OF 2025 Between: Vegi Ganesh, S/o Gandhi, Aged about 46 years, R/o. MIG D 439, GF, Sagar Nagar, Vishakhapatnam(rurai), Visakhapatnam District. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through SHO, BapatIa Town Police Station, Guntur District, Rep.by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh, at Amaravati. ^^SPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 482 of BNSS (Previously 438 of Cr.P.C) praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of ■ Criminal Petition, the High Court pli||ed to direct the S.H.O., BapatIa Town Police Station, Guntur District to itjlarge the Petitioner on bail in the event of arrest in connection with the Crime No. 149 of 2025 on the file of BapatIa Town Police Station, Guntur District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri V Surya Kiran Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following ORDER: APHC010274082025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5616/2025 Between; Vegi Ganesh ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.VSURYA KIRAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: V 2 CGR, J CRL.P.No.5616 of 2025 ORDER: The present petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short seeking anticipatory bail. The petitioner is arrayed as accused in Cr.No.149 of 2025 on the file of the Baptia Police Station, Baptia Town. The said crime was registered for the offences under Sections 318(4) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. the BNSS, 2023”), 2. As seen from the provisions, both the offences are punishable with seven (07) years or less than seven (07) years. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, who does not dispute the above factum. 4. In view of the above, the present Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the police concerned to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, 2023, as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar\ /' As a sequel, •'Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. • *?■ 1(2014) 8 SQC 273 SD/-K.RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR r //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Bapatia Town Police Station, Guntur District 2. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh, at Amaravati. 3. One CC to SRI. V SURYA KIRAN KUMAR Advocate [OPUC] 4. Three CD Copies ✓ VACATION COURT HIGH COURT DATED:22/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5616 of 2025 ^ 2 3 MM 2025 . Currenl Section ^ DISPOSED OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION