IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVA J7 TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7664 OF 2024 Betwee n : EE .`i-.i: - Gudavalli Vidya Sagar, S/o. Anand Kumar, aged 45 years, R/o. 28-1-53/1, santhi Nagar, 8th Lane, Eluru (Rural), Industrial Estate, Eluru District, Andhra Pradesh. ...petitioner/Accused No.2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High court of Andhra Pradesh, H-lgh Court Buildings at Nelapadu, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. SHO PS, EIuru Rural, Eluru District. ...Respondent/Complainant petit-Ion under section 482 of Bharatiya Nagar'lk Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (438 of Cr.P.C), praying that -ln the Circumstances Stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the H'lgh court may be pleased to grant 'lnter®lm pre arrest bail to the petitioner in the event of his arrest in crime No. 256 of 2024 on the file of the SHO PS, Eluru Rural, Eluru District dated 01.10.2024. counsel forthe Petitioner : Sri VSai Kumar counsel for the Respondent : Public Prosecutor. The Court made the following ORDER|. 1. The Criminal PetitI'On, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is filed on behalf of the petitioner/accused No.2 to grant anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.256 of 2024 of Eluru Rural Police Station. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner/accused No.2 and others for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 308(2), 308(5), 351 (2), 74, 77, 78,111 (2) read with 3(5) of B.N.S. .<.+ 2 3. Case of the prosecution is that, on o1.10.2024, the de-facto / complainant lodged a report stating that she and her husband borrowed money as a loan for family necessities from accused No. 1 in the year 2021. Despite repaying more than the borrowed amount, the accused continued to demand additional payments. Accused forcibly obtained their signatures on empty cheques, promissory notes, and white papers. Furthermore, the accused, with the assistance of the petitioner, A3, and A4, forcibly took away household items, including a Television, Washing Machine and Three Motorcycles. The de-facto complainant also alleged that the accused threatened to file a complaint in the court if, they failed to repay the amounts. The accused allegedly entered the complainant's house in her husbandls absence, attempted to touch her inappropriately, and subjected her to physical and mental harassment. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. A perusal of the record goes to show that there are certain civil litigations pending between the defacto complainant and the accused. Therefore, in order to settle civil litigation that has been pending, this case appears to have been registered at a belated stage on 01.10.2024. After lapse of a year, the present complaint has been filed, as against the petitioner herein. It appears that there is no explanation with regard to the delay caused. < .` `\ t<_ I `\\ i=-it 3 6. In view of the.said reasons, this court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused No.2. 7. Accordingly, in the event of his arrest, petitioner/accused Nos.2 shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) each, with two Sureties for the like Sum each tO the Satisfaction Of the arresting police officials and also on condition that the petitioner shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required and that he shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses. The petitioner shall appear before the station House Officer, Eluru Rural Poilce Station, once in a week i.e. on every sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 05.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// zj7,9 f<-yEi: SD/-M.SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTi OFFICER For __.....`l|_]`Jul`AI` To, 1. The Station House Officer, Eluru Rural Police Station, Eluru District 2. One CC to SRl. V SAI KUMAR Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor (AP) High Court ofAndhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. One spare copy CVSS HIGH COURT SRK,J DATED :07/01 /2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.7664 of 2024 ALLOWED 2 a l3ELIN \®\5