EEEdL . [3327] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI , 'Jf,:i;.-,€qu.€ THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY,,i+>,I,r`{€ TWOTHOUSANDANDTWENTYFIVE Z i /_.\ :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA RED CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 297 OF2025 # Betwee n : Kadirl-Sreekanth Reddy, S/o Kadiri Raja Sekhar Reddy, R/o 1/8-1-10, East Palem, Tadipatri, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh. Petitioner AND 1. The State ofAndhra pradesh, Rep.by its public Prosecutor, High Court ofAndhra pradesh, velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Station House officer, Tadipatri Town Police Station, Ananthapur DI-Strict, Andhra pradesh. Respondents petition under sections 482 of BNSS (old 438 of Cr.P.C), prayl'ng that in the circumstances stated in the affidavI't fl'led in support of the criminal petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner on ba" in the event of his arrest by the s.H.O./I.O. of TadI'Patri Town RS, Ananthapuram Djstrjct in crime No.97 of 2024 dated 15.05.2024 u/s 147,148,188, 353, 332, and 427 I/w sectl-on 149 IRC on such terms and conditions as thI'S Hon'ble court deem fit and proper I-n the cl'rcumstances of the case. The petition coming on for hearl'ng, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of sri M SHANMUKHA TEJA, Advocate for the petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent No.1 and the court made the following; Z EE] ORDE ~/ THE HONJBLE SRI JUSTICE KISREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL seekI'ng to enlarge the petitioner/accused on This crI-minaI Petition, under section 482 of the B.N.S.S. is filed anticI-PatOry No.97/2024 of Tadipatri Town police Station, Anantapuram District Date and Time of crime incident Atab to. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii± place of crl'me incident ou 4.00PMon 14.05.2024NearJuniorcollegeGround,adipatrl'TownA Date and Time of registration ofCrime nanthapuram.FIR.No.97/2024at02:00PM on15O52024 Offences alleged Sections 147,148,188, 353, 332,427readwith149lPC. 2. Heard arguments oflearned counsel on both sides. 3. perusedtherecord. 4. petI'tjOner contends that he is l'nnocent and unreasonably he was accused of these offences® and has reason to believe that he may be arrested. 5. Respondent contends that the peace in the society was disturbed, property was damaged and people and publl'c servants were hurt. The presence of the petitioner I'n TadI-Patri is likely to create further unrest. 6. The material on record disclosed the names of big and not so bI|g persons belonging to two leading politI'Ca[ parties - one, the then ruling r\-IJt I LI_ _ _ J| party, the other, the then opposition party. The incident occurred one day _ ------a after this democracy went for elections to the parliament and the Assembly. The aIIegatI-OnS are that the rI'Val groups of persons of ruling E=E.R: ~r and opposition party, large in number, holding weapons, being led by their leaders, had been indulging l'n riotous acts and despite firing by police they did not relent and caused damage to police vehicles| 7. Record further shows that the investigation commenced and progressed and certain witnesses were examined and their statements were recorded, material objects were seized and mahazars were prepared and some of the accused were arrested. The incident, though created panic, is one that does not seem to require any custodial interrogation. Given the fact that this petitioner is ordinary resident of the area, minding his own avocation; granting the prayer does not dent the smooth investigation. However, there is need to hedge the emotions of rival groups so as to allow the peace to thrive and perpetuate. Therefore, conditioning him by certain terms would serve the process of justice well. 8. Observations made here are limited to the present proceedings, 9. ln the result, this petition is allowed in the following terms: - In the event of arrest of the petitioner herein/accused, he shall be enlarged on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the concerned arresting/Investigating Officer. The petitioner/accused shall mark his attendance before the Investigating Officer on 5thand 19th of every month between 10.00 AM and 1.00 PM for a period of three months or till filing of the ch`arge sheet whichever is earlier. The petitioner/accused shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required, and he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any Persons acquainted With the facts Of the Case SO aS tO dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. He shall `=fi `© ` ->¢-e,¢~ || not indulge in similar acts of crime. From the time he avails the bail, he shall stay away from Tadipatri town for a fortnight. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// sd/- K. J. RAJA BABu AS S ISTAN+ ``'REG [STRAR giv___- - SECTION OFFICER For ASSISTANT REGISTRA'R To, 1. The Station House Officer, Tadipatri Town Police Station, Ananthapur , District, Andhra Pradesh 2. OneCCto SRI. M SHANMUKHATEJAAdvocate[OPUC] ee 3. Two cos to Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAP [OUT] / 4. One spare copy KJ _\ i HIGH COURT SRK,J DATED:23/01/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.297 of 2025 ALLOWED