/,, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAT [3521 I TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE .|PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.I 6608 OF 2025 '``l;` Between : Manupati sai vikas, s/o. venkata Rao, R/o. D.No.8-1, Adinarayanapuram, Epurupalem, Chirala Mandal, Bapa{IaDistrict. Petitioner/Accused No]1 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, rep by its public prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati Respondent/complainant petI'tiOn under Sections 482 of BNSS (old 438 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fI-led in Support Of the Criminal petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant anticipatory Ba" to the Petitioner by dI-reCting the Station House Officer, Chirala-II Town PoI,-ce Station, Bapatla DI'StriCt, tO release the petitioner/Accused No. 1 on bail I-n the event of his arrest in connection with crime No.65 of 2025 of Chjrala-II Town Police Station, Bapatla District. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed I-n Support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of sri NAGA PRAVEEN VANKAYALAPA", Advocate for the petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the court made the following; APHCO10319442025 lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisd`iction) TUESDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE YI LAKSHMANA RAO QB±_MINAL PETITION NO: 6608 OF 2025_ Between : 1,MANUPATI SAI VIKAS, S/O. VENKATA RAO, R/O. ADINARAYANAPURAM, EPURUPALEM, CHIRALA BAPATIA DISTRICT. [3521] D.NO-8-1] MANDAL, ..IPETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati I..RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the petitioner/accused: 1. NAGA PRAVEEN VANKAYALAPATI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order ORDER:.. The Criminal PetitI'On has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevI|ty lthe BNSS') by the petitioner/Accused No.1 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No,65 of 2025 of Chirala-II Town Police Station, Bapatla District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 351(2) read with 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity [the BNS') 2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant gave a report alleging that he is working as Junior Assistant in Intermediate Board and is a member of Jesus Worship Center Church in Ramanagar and conducting voluntary services. On 26.04.2025, after completion of Vacation -Bible School programme, the defacto complainant and his associates were helping the young girls to cross the road to board a vehicle, the petitioners and others, who are Accused 1 to 4 abused them in a filthy language and indecently exposed by unzipping pants and among them the petitioner secured a stick and beat the defacto complainant, due to which he sustained bleeding injuries Accused 2 to 4 threw stones against the defacto comp!ainant, due to which he sustained invisible injuries. 3. Mr. Naga Praveen Vankayalapati, the learned counsel fort the petitioner contends that the petitioner is an innocent of the alleged offence and has been falsely implicated by the police. lt is further submitted that the petitioner is the sole earning members of the family and, they are ready to abide any conditions that may be imposed by this Court, and it is urged to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. - -v-\ -`» dry---I_ 4. Per confra, Mr.NeelotphaI Ganji, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, submitting that the investigation is sti[[ 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 they may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. [n view.of the foregoing, it is urged that the petition be dismissed. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 6. As seen from the FIR and other statements, it is alleged against the petitioner that the defacto complainant was in the process of sending the children from the church on completion of some programme in the summer vacation, the Petitioner/ Al and other accused came on motor bikes and created nuisance by way of shouting and moved on the motor cycle speedily, even though, the defacto complainant requested not to create any galata, the petitl-oner/ Al and other accused came upon the defacto complainant and others by using un-parliamentary language, they opened pant jip and beat the defacto complainant with sticks. As a result, he suffered simple blood -Injuries. The other Accused threw stones on the thigh of the defacto complainant and caused swelling injuries. There are specific overt acts against the Petitioner. The petitioner is a Rowc!y Sheeter ancl two i cases are regI'Stered against him under section 354 of IPC and another / one under the provisI-OnS Of the Protection of children from sexual Offences Act. Granting `of the pre-arrest bal'l to an accused is not a shield or protection for those persons having committed an offence as per the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in GtunbaAsh S,-ngh S,-bb,-a y. sfafe of Panjabl and sushila Aggarwal v. State of Delhi2. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is not I'nClin`ed to grant pre-arrest bail to4the Petitioner and same is liable to be dI'SmiSSed. 8. ln the result, the CrimI'nal Petition is dismissed. //TRUE COPY// SD/- K.S ASSIST SA RAJU STP.AR SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Court of Sessions :: prakasam Division .I: Ongole 2. The Station House Officer, chirala-II Town Poll-ce Station, Bapa{la District 3. One CC to SRI. NAGA PRAVEEN VANKAYALAPATI Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAP [OUT] 5. One spare copy KJ 2(2020) 5 SCC 1 Gife-===_ HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED..19/08/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.6608 of 2025 ALLOWED