[3521] I + . :-:1 - I I,`i i T}--- -I i=S:-,%¥:t}r lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAT/I:i':i,:.,+_;`-i;;?; FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7560 OF 2025 Between: Akula Bharadwaj, S/o Akula Venkata Ramana, Aged about 26 years, R/o D.No.4/257, Somavandlapall'l village, Chinthakommadinne Mandal, Kadapa district. pet-ltioner/Accused No.8 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, Through station House Officer, KoilakuntlaPolice Station, Nandyal district. Respondent/Complainant petition under section 480. & 483 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/release the Petitioner herein/ Accused No.8 on regular bail in Crime No. 96 of 2025 of Koilakuntla Polic6 station, Nandyal district dated 04.06.2025. 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 AYESHA AZMA S Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the Court made the following. APHCO10365932025 EELE IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7560/2025 [3521] Betwee n : AKULA BHARADWAJ, S/O AKULA VENKATA RAMANA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/O D.NO.4/257, SOMAVANDLAPALLI VILLAGE, CHINTHAKOMMADINNE MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRAL)ESH, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, Through Station House Officer, KoilakuntlaPolice Stall-on, Nandyal district. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the petitioner/accused.I AYESHA AZMA S Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity {the BNSS]) by the petI'tiOner/Accused No.8 for granting of bail in connection with 2 Dr. YLR, J crI.P.No.7560 of2025 ,_` Dated 25..07.2025 crime No.96 of 2025 of Koilakuntla Police Station, Nandyal 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 Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity tthe BNS'). 2. The case of the prosecution iS that On 04.06.2025 at Kilakuntla Town, Accused Nos.1 to 8 cheated the comPlainant and Others by operating a private financial company under the name JANANI MACS LTD in the house of Guvva'a Padmavath-I, 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 31z.03.2025, amounting to 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. Based on the report, a case was registered by the police against the petitioner/Accused No.8. 3. Ms.Ayesha Azma, the learned counsel for the Petitioner, Submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence; he is falsely implicated 'In this Case; he iS the SOle breadwinner Of his family; he jS rea'dy tO abide Dr. YLR, I CrI.P.No.756O of 2025 Dated 25.07.2025 any conditions to be imposed by this Court,I and urged to grant bail {o the petitioner/Accused No.8. 4. Per contra, Ms. P. Akila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed in granting of bail stating that investigation is not yet completed. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor further submits that there are monetary transactions between Accused Nos.1 and 8; there are nearly 500 victims in this case; and if the petitioner is granted bail, it would hamper the investigation ancl the petitioner may threaten the witnesses, and urged to dismiss the bail petition. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 6. As seen from the record, the petitioner is arrayed as Accused No.8. On perusal of the averments of the FIR dated 04,06.2025 lodged by one Kakarla Savithri, there is reference about the name of the petitioner being son of the Accused No.1; except that, there are no specific overt acts levelled against the petitioner in the FIR. The petitioner was arrested on 06.06.2025, he has been in judicial custody for the past 45 days. The allegation is that Accused Nos.1 to 3 collected +- -- the amounts from the gullible persons and later they did not repay them Dr. YLR, I crI.P.No.7560 of 2025 Datecl 25.07.2D25 w-l{h rate of interest. This Court in Crl.P.No.7385 of 2025 v,-de order dated 23.07.2025 granted pre-arrest bail tO the Accused No.3. 7.I Considering the gravity and nature Of the allegations leveled against the petitioner/Accused No.8, his alleged role Played in this Case, and period of detention undergone by him in the judicial custody, this court deems it f-lt to grant bail to the petitioner/Accused No.8. 8. - ln the result, the Criminal Petition -IS allowed With the follow-lng conditions: i. . The petitioner/Accused No.8 shall be enlarged on bail subject to he executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties for the like sum each to the sat'lsfaction of the learned Jud-ICial Magistrate of First Class, Koi[akuntla. ill. The petitioner/Accused No.8 shall appear before the station House Officer concerned twice in a Week i.e., On every wednesday and;saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., until further orders. Dr. YLR, I Crl.P.No.7560 of 2025 Dclted 25.07.2025 ii. The petitioner/Accused No.8 shall make himself available for investigation as and when required,I iii. The petitioner/Accused No.8 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; v. The petitioner/Accused No.8 shall not leave the district limits without the express permission from the Investigating OffI.Cer. vi. The petitioner/Accused No.8 shall surrender his Passport, if any, to the Investigating officer. lf he claim that he do not have passport, he shall submit an affidavit to the Investigating offI'Cer {O the effect. Sd/-I KnT4a`T,,A R,#b!``:3 DEB #``#+ prig i {Sl--Rf&^i`-€ SECTIOS`€ OF-F'§CER //TRUE COPY// Fo To] 1. The Judicial Magistrate of First class, KoI-Iakuntla. 2. The Superintendent, Sub`JaiI,,-AIIagadda. 3. The Station House Officer, Koilakun{la Police Station, Nandyal district. 4. One CC to SRl. AYESHA AZMA S Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two cos to Public Prosecutor (AP) High Court ofA.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 6. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED..25/07/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.7560 of 2025 ALLOWED .S*hELie-