APHC010346132025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7152 OF 2025 Between: Lokasani Vengaiah, S/o. late Nagayya, Aged 52 years, Occupation School Assistant (Teacher) At MPUPS, Boyamandugul Village, Varikunata Padu, Mandalam, SPSR Nellore District. ...Petitioner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by S.H.O, Varikunta Padu P.S Through the Public Prosecutor, at Hon'ble High Court of AP at Amaravati ...Respondent praying that in the circumstances of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant Anticipatory bail in Crime No.69/2025 on the file of Varikunta Padu Police Station. - Petition under Section 482 of BNSS stated in the Memorandum of Grounds lA NO: 1 OF 207.^ Petition under Section 482 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim bail in Crime No.69/2025 on the file of Varikunta Padu Police Station. stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Gundala Siva Prasada Reddy Counsel for the Respondent Public Prosecutor The Court made the following order: APHC010346132025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7152/2025 Between: LOKASANI VENGAIAH, S/0. LATE NAGAYYA, AGED 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION SCHOOL ASSISTANT (TEACHER) AT MPUPS, BOYAMANDUGUL VILLAGE, VARIKUNATA PADU, MANDALAM, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Represented by S.H.O,Varikunta Padu P.S Through the Public Prosecutor, at Honble High Court of AP at Amaravati ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: GUNDALA SIVA PRASADA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 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 m 2 V-- Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.7152of 2025 Dated 15.07.2025 ’I the petitioner/Accused for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.69 of 2025 on the file of Varikunta Padu Police Station, SPSR Nellore District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections75(1), 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’) and Section 10 read with 9 (f) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for brevity ‘the POCSO Act’). 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 01.07.2025 at 10:00 AM, at MPUP School, Thurpu Boyamadugula Village, VK Padu Mandal, the complainant, mother of an 11-year-old victim girl studying in the 6^^ class at the school, reported to the Police Station that her daughter was sexually assaulted by the accused, a school teacher at the same institution. It is alleged the accused touched the minor girl's cheeks and put his hands inside her frock with the intent to satisfy his sexual desire. Upon learning of this, the victim's mother and fellow school committee members rushed to the school and confronted the accused about his indecent behavior. However, the accused allegedly abused them with filthy language, insulted their modesty with abusive words, took an iron rod, and threatened them. During this confrontation, the school headmaster intervened, and the accused attempted to throw stones at 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.7152of 2025 Dated 15.07.2025 the ladies. Based on the complainant's report, a case was registered against the petitioner/accused. Sri.Gundala Siva Prasada Reddy, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence; he is aged about 52 years; he is sole breadwinner of his family; he was falsely implicated in this case and urged to grant pre-arrest bail to the 3. petitioner/Accused. 4. Per contra, Mr. Neelotphal Ganji, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed in granting of pre-arrest bail stating that investigation is not yet completed; if the petitioner was granted pre-arrest bail, he will repeat the same offence and urged to dismiss the bail application. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 6. As seen from the record, there are specific allegations/overt acts against the petitioner, who is aged about 52 years, and working as a teacher. The victim/de-facto complainant, aged about 11 years, has spoken against the petitioner/Accused, which would attract offences r Dr. YLR, j Crl.P.No.7152of2025 Dated 15.07.2025 Of ‘the BNS.,’ and Section 10 punishable under Section 75 (1), 351(2) read with 9(f) of ‘the POCSO Act’. In view of the above facts and ci no merits to grant pre-arrest bail to the In the result, the Criminal Petition i given to the petitioner/Accused jurisdictional Special Judge concerned remand. The petitioner/Accused i circumstances in the case there are petitioner/Accused. 8. IS dismissed. However, liberty i: to surrender before the learned IS for passing appropriate orders for IS permitted to make an appropriate Special Judge having jurisdiction the learned Special Judge, r pass appropriate application before the learned enlarging him on bail. On that application directed to consider the for case on its own merits and orders within a reasonable time. prasada RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR section officer //true copy// To, 4- Two CD Copies P S. Nellore District. Reddy, Advocate fOPUCI PNM sree wm HIGH COURT DATED; 15/07/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 7152 OF 2025 ''■•.-."oafto.a.. % o //c» o 3 ^ SEP 2025 ,,, , Curreni Ssciion ifx m m DISMISSING THE CRLP