APHC010358432025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ^ V., .fO WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7408 OF 2025 Between: Rudraraju Phaneendra, S/o R Venkata Raju Age 37yrs, R/o plot No. 212 Sudha Nagar Suraram, Qutubullapur, Rangareddy, Andhra Pradesh. ...PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by Station House Officer, CID Police Station, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh Throught Special Public Prosecutor (CID) High Court of A.P, Amaravati, Guntur District ...RESPONDENT Petition under Section 482 of BNSS and Section 438 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with the notice issued on 03.07.2025 in Cr No. 21 of 2024 on the file of CID Police Station, Mangalagiri. r Counsel for the Petitioner SATISH : SRI S. MATHEEN REPRESENTING SRI V V Counsel for the Respondent: SRI POSANI VENKATESWARLU, SENIOR COUNSEL ASSISTED BY SRI M.LAKSHMI NARAYANA, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER : APHC010358432025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7408/2025 Between: 1.RUDRARAJU PHANEENDRA, S/O R VENKATA RAJU AGE 37YRS R/0 PLOT NO. 212, SUDHA NAGAR SURARAM, QUTUBULLAPUR RANGAREDDY, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CID POLICE STATION, MANGALAGIRI, ANDHRA PRADESH THROUGHT SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (CID) HIGH COURT OF A.P, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.V.V.SATISH Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed seeking to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner, in connection with Crime No.21 of 2024 on the file of C.I.D Police Station, Mangalagiri, which was registered for the offences under Sections 409, 420 and 120-B read with 34 & 37 of Indian Penal Code and Sections 7, 7A, 8, 13(1)(b), 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. 2 2. Heard Sri S.Matheen. learned counsel representing Sri V.V.Satish, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Sri Posani Venkateswarlu Senior Counsel assisted by Sri M.Lakshmi Narayana, learned Public Prosecutor for State/Respondent. learned 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the Petitioner i an Accused in Crime No.21 of 2024 of C.I.D Police Station Learned counsel would further submit that the Petitioner notice under Section 179 of BNSS from the IS not Mangalagiri. has received a concerned Police directing him to appear before the Police Officer, who is making investigation in the said on 07.07.2025, due to which, the Petitioner got apprehension that the Police may arrest him under the guise of the said notice. crime 4. Per contra, learned Senior Counsel for Respondent / State would submit that the Petitioner herein was called by the Police Officer, who is investigating the case, to examine him has a witness. It is submitted that the Petitioner is not an Accused in the said crime, as such the question of apprehension of arrest, does not arise at this juncture Learned counsel for the Petitioner, 5. in reply, would submit that the Petitioner has been suffering from acute health issues relating to his kidneys, underwent surgery and is not in a position to attend before the Police Officer, at present. 6. Learned Senior Counsel for Respondent / State would further that, such being the case, the Petitioner is at liberty to inform the Police Officer, who is investigating the case, about his difficulty and the convenient submit 'W 3 date and time as per his choice since, he is only a witness relating to this case. 7. At his juncture, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, recording the representation of the learned Senior Counsel for the Respondent / State, the petition may be disposed of by giving liberty to the Petitioner to make a representation to the Police Officer, who is investigating Crime No.21 of 2024 on the file of C.I.D Police Station, Mangalagiri, expressing his difficulty tp attend before him, due to his acute health issues. Considering the submissions, since it is represented on behalf of the State that the Petitioner is not shown as an accused in the present crime and he was called by the Police Officer, who is investigating the crime, as a witness only, the question of apprehension of arrest, at this juncture, does not arise. 8. 9. In that view, the Criminal Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the Petitioner to make his submissions to the Police Officer, who is investigating Crime No.21 of 2024 on the file of C.I.D Police Station, Mangalagiri, expressing his difficulty to attend before him on the date which is specified in the notice. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand SD/- P.VINOD KUMAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR closed. //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, CID Police Station district 2. One CC to Sri. V V Satish Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Amaravathi [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies Mangalagiri, Guntur Pradesh at stu TAC HIGH COURT DATED:03/09/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 7408 OF 2025 0 9 SEP 2025 ^ Current SectioQ^^ o DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION