. / CR IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR THURSDAY ,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUL`fi€ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE : PRESENT: i+'S`q,t THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RA CRIMINAL PETITION MOS.I 5879 & 6168 OF 2025 OF 2025 lMINAL PETITION NO: 5879 Between.I Mudunuri shankar Raja, , S/o. Rama Raju, Aged 23 years, Occ-Student, R/o. D.No.27-3-31,Official Colony, Sri Nagar, Gajuwaaka. visakhapatnam, VI-Sakhapatnam District. , Petitioner/Accused-4 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Rep by its public Prosecutor HI'gh Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. Respondent/complainant petitI'On under Section 482 of BNSS (438 of Cr.P.C.,) praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the crim[|nal petitI-On, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioners/Ace used No.4 on anticipatory baI'l in the event of the Petitioners/A-4 arrest in crime No.234 of 2025 On the file of Gajuwaka of ps visakhapatnam commissionrate p.s. ---.- , `,7~. -_. . _i: CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6168 OF 2025 Between : Mudunuri Padmavathi, S/o. Rama Raju, Aged 25 years, Occ Student at USA, R/o. D.Nd.27-3-31, Official Colony, Sri Nagar Gajuwaaka, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. Petitioner/Accused-3 AND . The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. Respondent/Complainant 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 Criml'naI Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused No.3 on anticipatory bail in the event of the Petitioners/A-3 arrest in Crime No.234 of 2025 On the file of Gajuwaka P S Visakhapatnam Commissionrate P-S. COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONERS : MS KALLA TULASI DURGAMBA COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER APHCO10282212025 fiFHHE lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original JurisdjctI-On) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE YI LAKSHMANA RAO CR[MI PETITIO ND 6168 OF 2025 [3521] £±!m±naLEe±!±!g±±±!Q±SZ!±£Q2± Between : MUDUNURI SHANKAR RAJA, , S/O. RAMA RAJU, AGED 23 YEARS, occ-STUDENT, R/O. D.NO.27-3-31,OFFICIAL COLONY, SRI NAGAR, GAJUWAAKA. VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT., u.PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by I-tS Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra pradesh at Amaravathi. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Crimjhal Pet['tjon No.6168 2025 -- Between : MUDUNURI PADMAVATHl, S/O. RAMA RAJU, AGED 25 YEARS, OCC STUDENT AT USA, R/O. D.NO.27-3-31, OFFICIAL COLONY, SRI DTfsGTARPcT. GAJUWAAKA, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its pub!jc prosecutor High i `\ ~} ES! , court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. u.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KALLA TULASI DURGAMBA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: Both these criminal petitions have been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brev'lty lthe BNSS') by the petitl'oner / Accused Nos.3 and 4 for granting pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No,234 of 2025 of Gajuwaka Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity lthe BNS') and under Sections 21(1)(2)(3), 23 of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019. 2. Since both the criminal pet-ltions are arising out of the same cr'lme, they are being disposed by way of this common order. 3. The case of the prosecution is that the complainant used tO WOrk at the house of accused (Mudunuri Ch'lttemma) at Srinagar Official Colony for a daily wage of Rs.150/-per day. All the accused is doing lottery business and used to collect deposits from the victims. The accused siphoned an amount of / EREg¥g%-#z3--g- , a,I+S. -I Rs.1,54,88,000/-, which was collected from the victims in the name of some .a ._=~{e* unofficial schemes and absconded without repaying the same'. Thereby, all the accused have committed the aforesaid offences. 4. Sri V.Nitesh, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the petitioners have not committed any offence; they were falsely implicated in this case; they are sole breadwinners of their respective families; they are ready to abide any conditions to be imposed by this Court; and urged to enlarge the petitioners on bail. 5. Per cot,fra, Ms.P.Akhila`Naidu, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed in grantlng of bail stating that inve;}igaJi;= I;;not yet completed, if the petitioners are granted pre-arrest bail, tr© will repeat the same E=6- offence and urged to dismiss the bail petition. 6. Perused the record. 7. The petitioners, who are A3 and A4, are the daughter and son of Accused Nos.1 and 2. AIthough, there is a reference about their two names in esat`__ .` the F.I.R. lodged by the de facto complainant that along with Al and A2, these two petitioners have collected deposits from the de facto complainant and other persons, A3 is a student pursuing her studies in UnI'ted States of t\ America, who has nothing to do with this case from America. Similarly, A4 is also a. student, aged about 23 years. It 'ls also stated that Learned Special Judge for Trial of Cases under BUDS Act-Gum-Principal District andc- Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam vide order dated 15.07.2025 passed in Crl.M.P.No.785 of 2025, has granted bail to A1 land A2. 8. Considering the nature of the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and their alleged role played in this case, I am inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. 9. ln the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: i. In the event of their arrest, the petitioners / Accused Nos.3 and 4, shall be enlarged on bail subject to executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,OOO/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials. ii. The petitioners / Accused shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required; iii. The petitioners / Accused shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; SD/-G.HELANAIDU' ASSISTANT Rae TRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER For To, 1. The Station House officer, Visakhapatnam Commissionrate , Gajuwaka Police Station 2. One CC to MS KALLA TULASI DURGAMBA Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOFZ, High Court ofA.P[OUT] 4. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:17/07/2025 BAIL ORDERS CRIMINAL PETITION NOS-. 5879 & 6168 OF 2025 ALLOWED €',';:*ffv:-*;+#§£_,,_f=§ifsffi