IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: \ THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAd ^ ^ CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8204 OF 2025 Between: 1. P. Vasudeva Reddy @ Kovvuri Vasudeva Reddy, S/o. K. Singa Reddy, Aged about 70 years, R/o. D. No. 2-52-10, Rajaanalavandlapalli, Talupula Mandal, Ananthapuramu District. (A3) 2. Gangulamma @ Chintham Gayathri, W/o. C. Raja Gopal Reddy, Aged about 49 years, R/o. D.No. 9-193, CBR Road, Talupula Mandal, Ananthapuramu District. (A4) 3. Sugunamma @ P. Sugunamma, W/o. Gangireddy, Aged about 78 years, R/o. D. No. 5-62, Rajaanalavandlapalli, Talupula Mandal, Ananthapuramu District. (A5) 4. Chandan @ Chandan Ishwar Manchuri, C/o. M. Ranga Reddy, Aged about 26 years, R/o. D. No. 212 A, Yelahanka New Town, Bengaluru District, Karnataka state. (A6) 5. Y. Vishwanath Reddy @ Yarragudi Viswanatha Reddy, S/o. Late Y V Ramana Reddy, Aged about 52 years, R/o. D. No. 2-10, Rajaanalavandlapalli, Talupula Mandal, Ananthapuramu District. (A7) 2 6. Eswar Reddy @ Rajanala Eswara Reddy, S/o. Late R. Gangi Reddy Aged about 45 years, R/o. D. No. 2-45, Pulligundia palli, Obulareddipalli, Ananthapuramu District. (A8) 7. Thippa Reddy @ Rajanala Tippa Reddy, S/o. Venkat Reddy, Aged about 68 years, R/o. D. No. 2-93, Rajaanalavandlapalli, Talupula Mandal, Ananthapuramu District. (A9) Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of BNSS/438 of Cr.P.C., is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant anticipatory Bail to the petitioners by directing the Station House Officer, Talupula Police Station, Sri Satya Sai District (Erstwhile Ananthapuram District), to release the Petitioner/ Accused No. 3 to 9 on bail in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No.46 of 2025 of Talupula Police Station, registered for the offences punishable U/s. 108r/w3(5) BNS. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri. RAMAKRISHNA AKURATHI, Advocate for the Petitioners and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, for the Respondent; The Court made the following ORDER: 3 The Court made the following; ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 seeking to enlarge the petitioners/Accused Nos.3 to 9 on bail in Crime.No.46 of 2025 of Talupula Police Station, Sri Satya Sai District, offence under Section 108 r/w 3(5) of BNS. 2. Case of the prosecution is that, on 29.07.2025, the complainant filed a report before the police stating that the accused had insulted the deceased, abused him indiscriminately, assaulted him, and further threatened case against him at the Talupula Police Station, stating that he would be to jail. Due to harassment made by the accused, the deceased got vexed his life and committed suicide by hanging himself to outskirts of village. of BNSS registered for the to file a sent with a tamarind tree in the 3. Sri Akurathi Rama Krishna, learned counsel for the that the petitioners have not committed petitioners, submits any offence, they were falsely implicated in the case; they are the sole bread-winners of their family; They are ready to abide by any conditions imposed by this Court. 4. Per contra, Ms. P. Akhila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, argued that prima-facie material is available against the petitioners. The investigation is still in progress and urged to dismiss the petition. 4 5. I have perused the record. 6. As seen from the averments of the FIR, dated 29.07.2025, alleged by the wife of the deceased that the Accused Nos.1 & 2 went to the house of the complainant and alleged that her husband has stolen the gold chain and all the accused abused the husband of the complainant and demanded to give back the gold chain. They also bet him, unable to bear the humiliation, the husband of the complainant committed suicide. 7. As seen from the FIR, names of Accused Nos.8 & 9 are not mentioned. However, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor brought to the notice of this Court about the statement of the LW-2 where she spoke about the presence of the Accused Nos.8 & 9 at the scene of offence. 8. The allegation against the petitioners is that they threw an allegation against the husband of the complainant that he committed the theft of gold chain and demanded him to give back to them. 9. Considering the gravity and nature of the allegations leveled against the petitioners, this Court inclines to enlarge the petitioners on pre-arrest bail with the following conditions: a) in the event of arrest of the petitioners, the petitioners shall be enlarged on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten 5 thousand only), with two sureties each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; b) The petitioners shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required; The petitioners shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; The petitioners shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once in a week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 05.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. The petitioners shall not leave the district limits without the permission from the Station House Officer concerned. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. c) d) e) express 10. SD/- M.SRINIVAS ASSISTANT R^I^TRAR SECTION OFFICER / //TRUE COPY// To, Police Station, Sri Satya Sai 1. The Station House Officer, Talupula District (Erstwhile Ananthapuram District). RAMAKRISHNA AKURATHl, Advocate [OPUC] PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, 2. One CC to Sri. 3. Two CCs to PUBLIC Amaravati. [OUT] 4. One spare copy JSS HIGH COURT DR.YLR, J DATED: 14/08/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.8204 of 2025 ALLOWED