12222222^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY ,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5482 OF 2024 Between: Mudunuri Naga Raja Vara Prasad Raju, S/o. Late Satyanarayana Raju, Aged about 50 years, Ex-MLA, R/o.D.No. 3-5-16/1, 4 Narasapuram, W.G. District. th ward. ...Petitioner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Nelapadu, Amaravathi. (Through SHO Penamaluru PS) ...Respondent Petition under Section 482 of BNSSS., praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to order for his release on bail in the event of his arrest by the Penamaluru Police in Cr.No. 687/2024 on such terms and conditions which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit to impose in the interest of justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri S.V.R. Subrahmanyam, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following ORDER:- c ygc> APHC010340562024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] MONDAY THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5482 OF 2024 Between: Mudunuri Naga Raja Vara Prasad Raju, AND ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.S VRSUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT ORDER:- The Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [for short, ‘B.N.S.S’], is filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.687 of 2024 of Penamaluru Police Station, Krishna District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha (for short ‘BNS). 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that a report was given at 3.00 a,m on 16.07.2024 by the son of one Mr. M. Venkata Ramana Rao, wherein it is stated that Mr. Venkata Ramana Rao was working as the MPDO, Narsapuram from February, 2024 and he used to visit his own house in Kanuru during holidays, he applied for leave from 10.07.20024 to 20.07.2024 and came to his house in Kanuru. On 15.07.2024 when he was on leave, he informed his wife that he was going to Bandar, and again at about 3.30 p.m he made a phone call and informed that he was still in Bandar and he would come late. At 9.30 p.m, wife of said Venkata Ramana Rao tried to contact him over phone but the calls were forwarded to the office of the MPDO at Narsapuram. At about 1.15 a.m in the midnight of 15/16.07.2024, a message was received to the phone of the informant from the phone of his father that it was his birthday and also death day and told to be alert. Hence, the report. 3. Heard. Perused the record. 4. On a perusal of record, it goes to show that the petitioner has not been shown as Accused in the subject crime. During the course of investigation, the Police have not shown the petitioner as an Accused till date. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State confirmed the factum that till date the name of the petitioner has not been shown as an accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is a threat of 5. arrest to the petitioner in connection with the aforesaid Crime for the reason that the Police are visiting the house of the petitioner herein. 6. Keeping in view of the facts and circumstances, the Police are directed to issue 48 hours’ prior notice to |he petitioner herein before taking any coercive steps in the aforesaid crime. 7. Accordingly, with the above observation, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. Sd/- G HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer Penamaluru Police Station Krishna Diatrict. One CC to Sri S V R Subrahmanyam, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati [OUT] Three CD Copies 2. 3. 4. SD sree v' HIGH COURT DATED:20/01/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5482 of 2024 ^ % 27 MAR 2025 g ^ . Current section DISPOSING of THE CRIMINAL PETITION