,) APHC010313612025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI KB r wH&l * " .Ac f 0^ Kc D. • ^ '■.'3 v. I- V-.0 '• *^a TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6632 OF 2025 Between: Katta Kornelia, S/o Daya Seela, aged about 53 years, practicing advocate, R/o. D. No. 11-138, near Church, Narasayapalem, Bapatia Mandal, Bapatla District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The Sate of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP, Amaravati. 2. The Station House Officer, Bapatla town police station, Bapatla,Bapatla District. ...Respondents 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 No.3 on Anticipatory Bail in the event of his arrest in the *■- s file of the Station House 2025 dated 29/03/2025 on the Crime No. 107 of Bapatia town police station, Bapatla Officer, counsel for the Petitioner: Sri N. A. Ramachandra Nlurthy Counsel for the Respondents: The Public Prosecutor Court made the following order: The i r - APHC010313612025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT I THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO r.RlMINAL PETITION NO: 6632 OF 2025 Between: 1.KATTA KORNELIA, S/0 DAYA SEELA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/0 D NO. 11-138, NEAR CHURCH, PRACTICING ADVOCATE NARASAYAPALEM, BAPATIA MANDAL, BAPATLA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE SATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGHCOURT OF AP, AMARAVATI. 2.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BAPATLA TOWN POLICE STATION, BAPATLA,BAPATLA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. N A RAMACHANDRA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant{S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following 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 No.3 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No. 107 of 2025 of Bapatia Town Police Station, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 212, 336(2) 337, 338, 336(3), 340(2), 341(2) read with 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The case of the prosecution is that the Petitioner is a practicing 2. Advocate. At the time of granting regular bail to the Accused No.1/ Shaik Madar and Accused No.2/ Chegudi Anand Babu in Crime No.3 of 2025 of Bapatia Rural Police Station, the Accused No.1, who is Dhone Ratna Raju and Accused No.2, who is Dhara Nallaiah produced the solvency certificates by forging the signature of Panchayat Secretary Narsayapalem and extension officer, Mandal Parishad, Bapatia through the counsel, and committed a crime. Hence the Police registered the above case. Mr.N.A.Ramachandra Murthy, the learned counsel for the 3. Petitioner contends that the Petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and has been falsely implicated by the Police. It is further submitted that the Petitioner is the sole earning member of the family and, he is ready to abide any conditions that may be imposed by this Court, and it is urged to grant pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner. Per contra, Ms. P. Akhila Naidu, learned Assistant Public 4. Prosecutor vehemently opposeql the grant of pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner, submitting that the investigation is still underway and several material witnesses remain to be examined. It is contended that if the petitioner is released on pre-arrest bail, there is a strong likelihood that he may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. In view of the foregoing, it is urged that the petition be dismissed. / Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned 5. Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 6. As seen from the record, the allegation against the Petitioner/ Accused No.3 is that he cause produced the fake sureties before the Court concerned at the time of release of Accused therein. Learned VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, (FTC), Bapatia on 10.06.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.867 of 2025 in Crime No.107 of 2025 of Bapatia Police Station passed a quite reasoned order and dismissed the Petition filed by the Petitione for grant of Pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner. The Petitioner is a practicing Advocate. 7. In view of the gravity and nature of allegations leveled against the Petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant Pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner. However, learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks permission to surrender before the jurisdictional Magistrate concerned and move \ appropriate application before the concerned for his enlargement of regular bail. 8. In view of the above facts and circumstances of the case, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However as per request of learned counsel for the Petitioner, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Magistrate concerned within a week from today and move appropriate application before the jurisdictional Court concerned. Learned jurisdictional Court concerned is directed to dispose of the application, on its own merits, in accordance with law by giving due opportunity to the Public Prosecutor concerned, within a period of two (02) days thereafter. Sd/- A. VIJAYA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // ^ //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, Bapatia town police station, Bapatia, Bapatia District. 2. One CC to Sri N. A. Ramachandra Murthy, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, Highcourt of AP, Amaravati. [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies YM Cnr \ HIGH COURT \ \, DATED:02/09/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 6632 OF 2025 5( 1 1 SEP 2025 rrentSectioo*^^ DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION