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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARA WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA S CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5725 OF 2025 Between :
1. Mikkili Rajasekhar, S/o. Durga Rao, aged about 35 years, R/o.D.No. 6-52/A, Kantheru, Tadikonda Mandal, Guntur District. 2. Karri Jashuva, S/o. K.Mariyadasu, aged about 18 years, R/o.D.No. 6-168, Kantheru, Guntur District. 3. Lamkothu Kalidasu, S/o.i.Pr`abhudas, aged about 32 years, R/o.D.No. 3-40/2, Kantheru, Tadikonda`, MandaI, Guntur District. 4. Karri Sudhakar, S/o. K.Neelambram, aged about 30 years, R/o.D.No. 6-52/1, Kantheru, Tadikonda MandaI, Guntur District. 5. Kottakarra Kumari, S/o.MaIIeswara Rao, aged abou't 41 years, R/o.Kantheru, Tadikonda Mandal, Guntur District. 6. Gaddam Prabhu kiran, S/o. Subba Rao, aged about 26 years, R/o.D.No. 3-2/A, Kantheru, Tadikonda Mandal, Guntur District, ...Petitioners/Accused No.1, 2, 4, 6, 9 & 12 _i AND The State of A.P, Rep. by itsb Public Prosecutor at High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. ..Respondent/Complainant petition under Section 48+2 of BNSS, is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed jn support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioners on Anticipatory Bail in the event of Petitioners arrest in Crime No. 66 of 2025 on the file of the SHO, Tadikonda P.S., Guntur District. The petition coming on for hearing, upon Perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof a,nd upon hearing the arguments of Sri Dasari chandra sekhar, Advocate for the Petitioners and of Public Prosecutor for the Respondent, the Court made the foiiowing
CRIMINAL PETITION No.'5725 of 2025 ORDER:
1. This is an application filed under Sect-Ion 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik suraksha sanhita, 2023 for grant of pre-arrest bail. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1, 2, 4, 6, 9 & 12 in Crime No.66 of 2025 of Tadikonda Police station, Guntur District, for the OffenCeS tegjStered under Sections 109(1), 329(3), 324(4), 75(2) r/w 3(5) BNS. i
2. The petitioners pray for direction tO release on Bail, in the event Of their arrest. 3. Heard both sides. 4. Point for determination: whether the petitioners/accused Nds.1,2,4,6,9 and 12 is entitled for grant of pre-arrest bail in terms of Section 482 of BNSS? If so, on what terms? Point: A
5. The case of the Prosecution, in 'brief,I,,i.iS that One Jetti Rohini is the informant. Jetti Pridhvi Sai Kumar is son Qf the informant.
When his friend Keshav laughed at youngsters, While they are mak-lng galata and they threatened him. on 25.04.2025 at about 08:30 p.m. said people came and beat Keshav. ln that process, Jetti Pridhvi Sai Kumar, son Of the, informant When tried tO interfere they attacked him. ln that process, brother of the informant rfe``_ ~`.~ [=--=L I |> I
--gr--- TS l' i.e. Sudha Sai Sarya etc. also t,ried tQ interfere by asking Why the Children are 4^-+, \ I i being beat. Then a" accused per,sons named in FIR and others attacked with sticks and iron bars etc. claiming that all the people will be killed. Further, the informant was kicked indiscrimjna±ely on her abdomen etc. 6. Further, the accused has t'hreatened that the informant wi" be implicated under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,
1989. Hence, the petitioners / accused are liable for prosecution in terms of the Case under Which the Case iS registered. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the informant party has I attacked the petitioners party when they were near Kantheru centre, while taking 'J.. •h .- •'f badam milk and a complaint is given by pattakara Kumari v,'de Crime No.67 of I 2025 of the same Police Station in which Jetty Thirumala Rao, who is complainant in the present case is -arrayed as accused No.1 and the said case viz. Crime No.67 of 2025 is regist'ered for the offences in terms of the scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Preven`tion of Atrocities) Act,1989 also. In fact, the petitioners herein are victims. H`oweiver, the case is foisted with false allegations against them. Therefore, they de'serve the relief in terms of Section 482 of BNSS. 8.
L-earned Assistant Public Pr;secutor opposed granting of bal'l contending J •b.I that the allegations are serious and' attack was at the house of the informants as P per the FIR and the injuries are also caused to the complainant party. .-. :-
9. lt iS also Submitted by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that 'fifteenl witnesses were examined and that Accused Mos.5, 7, 8 and 10 were arrested and remanded into judicial custody. lt iS also Submitted that they are enlarged On bail. 10. Learned counsel for the petitioners Submitted that tO get the Petitioners tO I.a ) the terms of the defacto complainant present Gas; is foisted as a counter blast tO •' +_ I the case in crime No.67 of 2025 and that th`e Petitioners are ready tO abide by l the conditions, that may be imposed. ll. Upon considering the facts and CirCuprStanCeS Of the Case and Stage Of -Investigation and the nature and depth of allegations particularly the context in which the case arouse and they being a case and a counter case against the parties, prayer in the petition found convincing'. .,
12. ln the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed, oll the following conditions: 1) Petitioners are directed tO appear before the COnCerned S.H.O. within 6 115' days, on such appearance Or in tn`e event Of their arrest, they Shall be i. released on bail in respect Of Crime No.66 of 2025 of Tadikonda Police Station, .'i Guntur District, which Was registered With the allegation Of committing OffenCeS uhder sections 109(1), 329(3), 324(4), 75(2) r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya sanhita, 2023, on the COnditiOn Of Petitioners/Accused executing bail bOndS~fOr Rs.20,000/-each w'lth two Sureties each for a like Sum tO the Satisfaction Of the s.H.O., Tadikonda Police Station, Guntur District. -.Q' . . .-ce,-- . `.
-.Q' . . .-ce,-- . `. 2) The pet,tloners and tpe,r suretles sha" furnISh thelr permanent resldentJa' address detalls and ldentlty partICulars to the concerned pollce and I keep th: poIIEC^e_In::rmed about I;Le9Change ln addr-e:s, `Il;Can-y:I::me:teoatl=: I 3) For the purpose of expedltlng the mvestJgatIOn process, the pet,tJOners are dlrected to appear before the concerned s H O , after release on ball On every a'ternatlve saturdays between 10 00 a m to 2 00 p m for a perJOd of eJght (08) weeks or tJ" fI'Jng of the charge sheet, whIChever ls earIJer 4) The petJtlOners sha" co-operate wlth the lnVestlgatlon agency, by furn,shJng necessary and lega''y perm,ssJble Jnformatlon and they sha" not nterfere wlth the lnvestlgat,on process lJke contact,ng or lnfluenclng the wl'tnesses etc. 5) The petltJOners sha" not leave 'nd,a, wJthout permJSS,On of the COncerned court. P I I SD/-N.NAGAMMA //TRUE COPY// ASSISTAN SECTIO The statJOn House off,cer, TadJkonda Po',ce slat,on, Guntur One cc to srJ' Da_earl-rL_.-` I To,
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HIGH COURT AHHS,J DATED : 25/06/2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.5725 of 2025 ALLOWED _.,I