IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN CRIMINAL PETITION No.5611 of 2025 Between: 1. Jilumudi Malla Reddy, S/o. Malakonda Reddy, aged 70 years, Occ; Cultivation, R/o. Brahmanakrana Village, Jaladanki Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. 2. Vaka Srinivasulu Reddy, S/o. Krishna Reddy, Aged 41 years, Occ: Cultivation, R/o. Brahmanakrana Village, Jaladanki Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. 3. Sudulagunta Krishna Reddy, S/o. Ramalinga Reddy, Aged 83 years, Occ; Cultivation, R/o. Brahmanakrana Village, Jaladanki Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. ...Petitioners/Accused 1 to 3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at 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 to grant Anticipatory Bail to them by directing the police to release them on bail in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No. 36 of 2025 of Jaladanki Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Smt Nimrhagadda Revathi, Advocate for the Petitioners and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following: APHC010274182025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0*0 [3506] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5611/2025 Between: Jilumudi Malla Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HCGR.J . • CRLP.No.5611 of 2025 The Court made the following ORDER: The present petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (for short ‘BNSS’) \ seeking anticipatory bail. The petitioners are the accused Nos.1 to 3 in Crime No.36 of 2025 on the file of Jaladanki Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 74, 118(1), 115(2) read with 3(5) BNS. 2. Facts, in brief, of the case are on 30.04.2025, the de facto complainant lodged a report stating that due to property disputes prevailing between the husband of the de facto complainant and their relatives, the petitioners beat the de facto complainant with hands and sticks causing injuries and tried to outrage her modesty. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned 3. Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. Perused the record. 4. As seen from the provisions, the offences are punishable with seven years or less than seven years. 5. 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 B.N.S.S. as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar^ ‘ (2014) 8 see 273 J 'Hi HCGR.J ^ CRLP.No.5611 of 2025 ^ As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M. PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR / / / //TRUE COPY// ' SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, Jaladanki Police Station, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District. 2. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh Amaravathi [OUT] 3. One CC to Smt Nimmagadda Revathi, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Three CD Copies TK K h HIGH COURT \. DATED:22/05/2025 ORDER 2 £ MAY 2025 CRLP.No.5611 of 2025 <2:^ . Current oecuon DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION