[3521 I I N TH ET UHEGsHDAfYO ,UTRHTE OsFxA+E EDNHTRHA DPARyA BEFSsHE STTEAMMBAERRAV£J,J!`?-`§+*,: TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE zzst I :PRESENT: Tl#HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO '\`' CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9321 OF 2025 pe~ Betwee n : 1. Venkat Rao Kashiram Koyle, S/o. Khashiram, Aged About 64 years R/o. Shelhal, Thaluk Udgir, Latur District, Maharastra -413517. 2. Koyle Balasaheb Venkat Rao, S/o. Venkat Rao, Aged About 38 years; R/o. Shelhal, Thaluk Udgir, Latur District, Maharastra -413517. 3. Pandurang Venkatrao Koyle, S/o. Venkat Rao, Aged About 38 years, R/o. Shelhal, Thaluk Udgir, Latur Dl-strict, Maharastra -413517. ~ Petitioners/Accused 1 to 3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by the public Prosecutor High Court of AP, Amaravati, through the the station House officer, Kanchikacher'Ia poll'ce station, Kanchikacherla, Krishna District. Respondent Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed praying that I-n the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to allow this petition by granting anticipatory 2b:: 1tOotfhKea::::iOancehreSr/faCpC::Geed :t;:I O3nl,nl ;hteh ee:ne{netreosftsa r::;: :: cCer[ m e#6 31 of 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 G VIVEKANAND Advocate for the petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the court made the following. Eiii Dr. YLR, J CrI.P.No.9321 of 2025 Dated 16.09..2025 The Court made the following: ORDER: l', E €b The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity fthe BNSS') by the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.631 of 2021 of Kanchikacherla Police Station, Krishna District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for brevity [{he Cr.P.C|'). 2. The case of the prosecution is that On 23.ll,2021 at about 15:30 hours, in the agricultural land of Yerramreddy Venkateswararao, perakalapadu villlage, Kanchikacherla Mandal, and reported on the same day at 16:45 hours, the complainant, Yerramsetty Anusha, D/o seshagirirao, aged 22 years, Kapu by caste, VRO (Grade-ll) of sachivalayam-2, Kanchikacherla, reported that the deceased, Bhagavath Shivaji Koyal, S/o Shivajirao Koyal, aged about 30-35 years, native of Maharashtra, had committed Suicide by hanging himself t6 a neem tree in the said agricultural land. The incident came to the notice of the complainant through the public, whereupon she lodged a report at the police station. subsequently, a scene observation report was 3 Dr. YLR, I CrI.P.No.9321 of 2025 Dated 16.09.2025 prepared, and the suicide notes of the deceased were seized in the presence of mediators. The dead body was shifted to the Government General Hospital, Nandigama, where an inquest was conducted in the presence of blood relatives and mediators. Based on the suicide notes, the section of law was altered to Section 306 read with Section 34 of [the lPC] on 15-02.2022- 3. Mr.G.Vivekanand, the learned counsel'forthe petitioners, contends that the petitioners are the innocent of the alleged offence and have been falsely implicated by the police. lt is further submitted that the petitioners are the sole earning members of the family and, therefore, their incarceration would cause undue hardship to their dependents. The petitioners undertake to strictly adhere to any conditions that may be imposed by this court, ln light of the foregoing subin-lssions, learned counsel prays that the present petition be all6wed in the interest of justice. 4. Per contra, Ms.P.Akhila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public I. Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant dof pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, submitting that the investigation is still underway and several material witnesses remain to be examined. lt is contended that if the petitioners are released on pre-arrest bail, there js a strong likelihood 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.9321 of 2025 Dclted 16.09.iO25 that they may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoI-ng jnvestjga{]'on and evading the process of law, and urged to dI'SmjSS the petition. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant public prosecutor. perused the record. 6. As seen from the record, the allegations levelled against the petitioners are that petitioner No.1, being the junior paternal uncle of the deceased, used to harass and subject him to cruelty, and wj{h the assistance of the other accused, attempted to deprive him of his property. consequently, Bhagavath shivaji Koyal committed suicI|de, leaving behind a note. It js contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that on perusal of the suicllde note and the relevant documents, there are no a[legatI-OnS attract]'ng the I'ngredients of Section 306 of f[he lpc]. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the gravity and nature of the allegations leveled against the petjtI-OnerS, the alleged role played by them jn this case, this court deems jt fit to grant pre- arrest baI|I to the petitioners. 8. ln the result, the crim[-hal petj{ion I'S allowed with the followI'ng cond!'tI-OnS: liz _ Ir 5 I Dr. YLR, I Crl.P.No.9321 of 2025 Dated 16.09.2025 i. In the event of their arrest, the petitI|OnerS/Accused Nos.1 to 3 sha" be enlarged on bail subject to they executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- I(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each with two sureties for the like sum each {o the satisfaction of the arresting police offjcI'alS; ii. The petitioners/Accused Nos.1 {o 3 shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required; iI'i. The petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 shall hot cause any threat, inducement or oromI-Se tO the Prosecution witnesses; iv. The petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 shall appear beforethe Station House Officer 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. v. The petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3,shall riot leave the State of Andhra Pradesh without the express permission from the Station House Officer concerned. vi. The petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 shall surrender thei®r Passports, if any, tO the investigating Officer. lf they claim ===_ \-- 6 Dr. YLR, J CrI.P.No.9321 of 2025 Dated 16.09.2025 that they do not have passports, they shall submit an affidavit {o that effect to the Investigating Officer. t SD/-K. KASiRAO ACHAR[ OFFICER /ITRUE COPY// I_ To, 1. The Station House officer, Kanchikacherla Police Slat-Ion, Kanchikacherla, Krishna District. 2. One CC to SRl. G VIVEKANAND Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor (AP) High Court of A.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 4. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:16/09/2025 BAIL'ORDER CRLP.No.9321 of 2025 ALLOWED