APHC010357312026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY, THE 22 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5765 of Between: 1. SYED ABDUL KHADAR JEELANI ALIAS ABDUL KHADAR, S/O S ABDULSATTAR, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS,OCC ADVOCATE, R/O 151305, CRP DONKA,NEAR BALAJI NAGAR, MAZEED CENTRE,NELLORE STONEHOUSEPETSPSR NELLORE DISTRICT 524002 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, PROSECUTOR,THROUGH THE S.H.O OF BALAJI NAGAR P S,SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI 2. SYED ASMA, W/O SYED KHADAR JEELANI,AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O.MASEEDU CENTER,BALAJI NAGAR, NELLORE CITY, SPSR NELLORE DISTRIC Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enla petitioner/Accused Anticipatory Bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No. 149 of 2025 Dated 14.08.2025 on the file of Balajinagar P.S, SPSR Nellore District for the offences under Sections 85,109(1) of BNS and 3and4 DPA against the petitioner in the interest of justice, and pass such IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE 22nd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5765 of 2026 KHADAR JEELANI ALIAS ABDUL KHADAR, S/O S ABDULSATTAR, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS,OCC ADVOCATE, R/O 151305, CRP DONKA,NEAR BALAJI NAGAR, MAZEED CENTRE,NELLORE STONEHOUSEPETSPSR NELLORE DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,THROUGH THE S.H.O OF BALAJI NAGAR P S,SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT SYED ASMA, W/O SYED KHADAR JEELANI,AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O.MASEEDU CENTER,BALAJI NAGAR, NELLORE CITY, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICTAP-524002,CELL7569354562 ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enla petitioner/Accused Anticipatory Bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No. 149 of 2025 Dated 14.08.2025 on the file of Balajinagar P.S, SPSR Nellore District for the offences under Sections 85,109(1) of BNS and inst the petitioner in the interest of justice, and pass such IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3521] THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO KHADAR JEELANI ALIAS ABDUL KHADAR, S/O S ABDULSATTAR, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS,OCC ADVOCATE, R/O 151305, CRP DONKA,NEAR BALAJI NAGAR, MAZEED CENTRE,NELLORE STONEHOUSEPETSPSR NELLORE DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,THROUGH THE S.H.O OF BALAJI NAGAR P S,SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT SYED ASMA, W/O SYED KHADAR JEELANI,AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O.MASEEDU CENTER,BALAJI NAGAR, NELLORE CITY, 524002,CELL7569354562 ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner/Accused Anticipatory Bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No. 149 of 2025 Dated 14.08.2025 on the file of Balajinagar P.S, SPSR Nellore District for the offences under Sections 85,109(1) of BNS and inst the petitioner in the interest of justice, and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.1/ S.H.O of Balaji Nagar P. S, SPSR Nellore District not to take any coercive steps against the Petitioner/Accused until pending disposal of the main criminal petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. MEDARA SIVA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5765 of 2026 ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the petitioner/Accused for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.149 of 2025 of Balajinagar Police Station, SPSR Nellore District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 85, 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’) and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. Learned Coordinate bench of this Court, in Criminal Petition No. 10887 of 2025, dated 31.03.2026 dismissed his pre-arrest bail application. In this context, it is profitable to refer to the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in G.R. Ananda Babu v. State of Tamil Nadu 1 , wherein, at paragraph No. 6, it was held as under: 6.As a matter of fact, successive anticipatory bail applications ought not to be entertained and more so, when the case diary and the status report, clearly indicated that the accused (Respondent 2) is absconding and not cooperating with the investigation. The specious reason of change in circumstances cannot be invoked for successive anticipatory bail applications, once it is rejected by a speaking order and that too by the same Judge. 4. Thus, in G.R.Ananda Babu supra, it was held that successive anticipatory bail applications are not maintainable when the accused is 1 (2021) 16 SCC 725 absconding and not cooperating with the investigation. A mere change in circumstances is not a valid ground once an earlier application has been rejected by a reasoned order. There are no merits in the petition. Hence, this Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 22.07.2026 KK