\ \:,`-` `+ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE : PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7385 OF 2025 Between: Ravindra Reddy @ Guvvala Ravi Kumar Reddy, S/o. Guvvala Venkata Subba Reddy, Aged about 44 years, R/o. Flat No.409, Lake Ridge Apartments, Nizampet, Near Nalla Pochamma Temple, Quthubullapur MandaI, K.V. Ranga Reddy District, Telangana And also resident of Sree Prabhavati Nilayam,1/4 Line, Ramannapet, Guntur -522007, Andhra Pradesh Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the Station House Officer, Koilakuntla Police Station, Kurnool District Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed prayimg that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No,96/2025 of Koilakuntla Police Station] KurnooI District. THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER i-``-p¥;¥|¥T`f*tkv*: '.€_Sfrffi Dr. YLR, J` CrI.P.No.7385 of 2025 Dated 23.07.2025 The Court made the following: ORDER: The CrimI-nal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha SanhI'{a, 2023 (for brevity t{he BNSS]) by the petitioner/Accused No.3 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.96 of 2025 of Koilakuntla Police Station, NandyaI District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 318 (4), 316 (2), 351 (2) and 61 (2) read with 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhi{a, 2023 (for brevity fthe BNSJ) 2. The case of the prosecution is that on o4.06.2025 at Kilakuntla Town, Accused Nos.1 to 8 cheated the complainan{ and others by operatI-ng a Private financial company under the name JANANI MACS LTD in the house of Guvvala Padmavathi, collecting amounts from the complainant and others. The complainant paid Rs.5,000/- every month as a recurring deposit (RD) from 09.05.2022 to 31.03.2025, amounting {o a total of Rs.2,18,000/-. However, the accused failed to repay the maturity amount and also threatened the complainant with dire consequences. The accused conspired and committed cheating and criminal breach of trust against the complainant and others. Basec] on +~is Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.7385 of 2025 Dated 23.07.2025 the report, a case was registered by the police against the petitioner/Accused No.3. 3. Ms.Akella Padma, the learned counsel for the Petitioner, Submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence; he was falsely implicated in this case; he is the sole breadwinner of his family; he is ready to abide any conditions to be imposed by this Court; and urged to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner/Accused No.3. 4. Per contra, Ms. P.Akila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public prosecutor, opposed in granting of bail stating that investigation iS not yet completed; if the petitioner is granted pre-arrest bail, he will repeat the same offence, and urged to dismiss the bail petition. 5. Perused the record. 6. As seen from the record, the de-faCtO COmPlainant in her complaint implicated almost all the family members of the Accused No.1, who is the chief Executive Officer of Janani Mutually Aided Co-operative society (MACS). The petitioner is a practicing Advocate in Telangana High Court. The allegation of the de-faCtO COmPlainant iS that her amount of Rs.2,18,000/-which she has deposited every month Was not paid by the Accused No.1. Dr. YLR, I. CrI.P.No.7385 of 2025 Dated 23.07.2025 7. Considering the nature of the allegations leveled agaI'nS{ the Petitioner/Accused No.3, his alleged role played in {hI-S Case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest baI'l tO the Petitioner/Accused No.3. 8. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. In the event of his arrest, the petitioner/Accused No.3 shall be enlarged on bail subject to he executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties for the like slim each {O the Satisfaction Of the arresting police offI|Cia[S; ii. The petitioner/Accused No.3 shall make himself available for investigation as and when required; iii. The petI-tI-Oner/Accused No.3 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promI-Se tO the prosecution witnesses; iv. The petitioner/Accused No.3 shall appear before the Station House OffI'Cer COnCerned Once in a week I'.e., On every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. Dr. YLR, J crI.P.No.7385 of 2025 Dated 23.07.2025 v. The petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not leave the distr-lot limits without the express permission from the Stat'lon House Officer concerned. //TRUE COPY// For/ sd/- K.TATA RAO DEPUTY sECT'zON OFFICER To] 1. The Station House Officer, Koilakuntla Police Station, Kurnool District 2. One CC to M/s A Padma, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAndhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR, J DATED: 23/07/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.7385 of 2025 ALLOWED