IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVA THURSDAY ,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY ut ll^/O THOUSAND AND ll^/ENTY FIVE tdf# :PRESENT: ut E=E= THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RA( CRIMINAL PETI"ON NO: 7601 OF 2025 Between : 1. K. ReLvf;thi, w/o. K Chandra Babu, aged 30 years, R/o. Thayaramma Street, Rayalpeta Village and Post Peddapanjani MandaI, Chittoor D i str_I-ct#t~ 2i K Sreedhar, S/o. K Ped`danna, Age 36 years, R/o. Kota viegr6dhi, Rayalpeta Village and Post Peddapanjani Mandal, Chittoor District.LazJ 3. K SukegFl, s/o. K Lakshmi Nafayana, Age 24 years, R/o. Kota Veteerdhi, Raya{peta Village and Post, PeddapanjanI- MandaI, Chittoor District. ts 4. KSivaiah, S/o. K Venkatarfa,- Age 49 years, , R/o. Kota Veedhi, 5. 3yaryua lgeh±an¥IrI:agsee:hnadr:oss/: /KPaesdedeaspwaanrJuadnl ,Maagnedda I ;S h;t:oa:sr D:/s::i c2t_;i \ .^ 6. :a I aElafatJlee6 Rvaaysaj: pse/toa Pcohsati aPpea€hdi: paagn:adn l3Sotreyeet: r: h:t/oo: r BD:ssttr:cat;aiiI \_-I--. 7. %I "Naag3ez; rYa::I,a :/poa lJepnakna9#iaprypaaihal:aelda ¥oa nydea: isC hR'/t:OO:_3L;S,tr+C::=ra m m a Street, Rayalpeta Village and Post, Peddapanjani Mandal, Chittoor District. Petitioners/A2,A4,A6 to A9 & All AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, at Amaravathi, LpppJ Respondent \ _.,r! Petition under Section 48L2 of®BNSS Act is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioners/A2, A4, A6 to A9 & \ .----. All on Bail in the event of Arrest in Crime No.15 of 2025 on the file of panjani p6`lt6e station, chittoor District by granting Anticipatory Bail. The petition/Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of sri slvA NAGARJUNA SIDHADAPU Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the Court made the following. APHCO10359602025 lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AIVIARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7601/2025 Between : dK. Revathi, and others AND The State of Andhra Pradesh Con.nsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): Siva Nagarjuna Sidhadapu- I [3521] ..IPETITIONER/ACCUSED(a) ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Respondent/comp[ainant: Public Prosecutor The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sectilon 482 of the 'Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity lthe BNSS') by the petitioner/Accused for granting of pre-arrest bail in connectiorL With Crime No.15 of 2025 of Panjani Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 318 (4), 316 (2), 351(2), 61(2),111(2)(b) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity fthe BNSJ). y 2 Dr.YLR, J CrI.P.No.7601 of 2025 Dated 31.07.2025 2. ` The case of the prosec.ution is that prior to 02.02.2025 at Rayalapeta Village, a report was lodged at the police station on 02.02.2025 at 5:00 p.m. ~® by the complainant, Y. Vama Reddy. He stated that in April 2023, while he visited. Rayalapeta along with his relative, M. Suryaprakash Reddy, for some banking-related work, he came into contact with Accused No.1, K. Chandra Babu of Rayalapeta, who introduced himself as a Stock Exchange Broker. Accused No.1 induced the complainant to believe that he could earn substantial profits through the share market if he invested money through him. Further, Accused No.2/Revathi (wife of Accused No.1), Accused No.3/K. Lakshmi Narayana, Accused No.4/Sreedhar, Accused No.5/Rajesh, Accused No.6 -K. Sukesh, and Accused No.7/K. Sivaiah, also made the complainant I believe that investing money with Accused` No.1 in the share market would yield good profI-tS. Believing their representations, the complainant paid a total amount of Rs.72,21,000/-to the accused in various instalments through bank accounts and PhonePe numbers provided by them. The accused later returned an amount of Rs.27,51,000/-to the complainan{, claiming it to be the profit earned from share market investments. Thereafter, the accused stopped responding to the complainant. Despite repeated requests for the return of his remai-ming money, the accused kept postponing repayment. Finally, on 09.08.2024 at Punganur,, Accused No.1 and Accused No.8 informed the a complainant that his money had been used in cricket betting and was lost. They also threatened him with dire consequences, stating that they would kill \` `\` 3 1 Dr.YLR, J Crl.P.No.7601 of2025 Dated 31.07.2025 him if he revealed the matter to anyone. Thus, the accused dishonestly cheated the complainant to the tune of Rs.44,77,000/-. rty` 3. Sri Siva Nagarjuna Sidhadapu, the learned counsel for the Petitioner, Submits that the Petitioner has not committed any offence; she was falsely I-mPliCated in this case; she is sole bread winner of her a family; she I'S ready abide any conditions to be imposed by this court, and i{ is urged to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners/Accused Mos.2, 416to8and11. 4. Per confra, Ms, P.A-kila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed in granting of pre-arrest bail stating that I-nvestiga{ion is not completed; if the petitioners are enlarged on pre- arrest bail, they would not be available for the investigation and they will repeat the same offence; and it is urged {o dismiss the bail application. 5. Perused the record. 6. As seen from the record, the nature of allegations leveled against the petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4, 6 to 9 anc{ ll, pr7'ma faC,'e, Will not fall under the category of organized crime, but fall under the category of the offence which is liable for punishment of less than seven (o7) years. 4 Dr.YLR, J Crl.P.No.7601 of2025 Dated 31.07.2O25 7. As far as criminal petition on behalf of Accused No.9/Petitioner No.6 is concerned, it is dismissed as not pressed. 8, Considering the nature of the allegations leveled against the I petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4, 6 {o 8 and ll, their alleged role played in this case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail {o the petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4, 6 to 8 and ,ll. 9. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. In the event of their arrest, the petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4, 6 to 8 and ll shall be enlarged on bail subject to they ,executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties for the lI'ke Sum each tO the Sail-SfaCtiOn Of the arresting police offl'cials; ii. The petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4, 6 {o 8 and ll shall make themselves avaI-Iable for investigation as and when required; iii. The petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4, 6 to 8 and ll shall I not cause any threat, inducement or promise to I O the prosecution witne`ee;a- q` \\ i_i V. IV. 5 Dr.YLR, J Crl.P.No.7601 of2025 I Dated 31.07.2025 The petl[tioners/Accused Nos.2, 4, 6 to 8 and ll sha" I appearbeforethe station House officer concerned once in aweek i.e., on every saturday between 10.00 a.m. and5.00 p.m.,-tjllfjljng ofthechargesheet. The petI-tjOners/Accused Nos.2, 4, 6 to 8 and ll sha" not leave the dis{rI-ct limits without the express permission from the Station House officer concerned. //TRUE COPY// SD/-M.PRABHAKARA RAO I ASsS:Sac:IICSETR:AR To, I 1. The Station House Officer, PanJ-ani Poll-C~e Station, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. '-+ _ \ . 2. One CC to SRl. SIVA NA6ARJUNA SIDHADAPU Advocate [opuc] \_ . 3. Two cos to Public Prosecutor (AP) High Court ofA.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 4. Onesparecopy \ I- HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:31/07/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.7601 of 2025 ALLOWED