lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR ~ WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JA TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DR V R K KRuPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.- 8530 OF 2024 Betwee n : SAGAR G.M. Shabuddin @ Ghori Mohammed shabuddin, s/o. shaik G.M. Sadik Hussain, aged 59 years, occ Jr. Asst., Sub-RegI®Strar Office, Renigunta, R/o. D.No.1-213, Chennai Road, srI'kalahasti, Chl'ttoor. . . . Petl-tI-Oner/Accused No.2 AND The State ofAndhra pradesh, rep by its publI®C Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra pradesh at Amaravatj. ...Respondent/complainant petition under sectI'On 482 of BNSS (old Provisl'on 438 of Cr.P.C) praying that in the c,'rcumstances stated Ion the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the crjmI'nal Petition, the Hl'gh Court may be pleased to dl-rect the station House officer, Renigunta (u) police station to release the petitl'oner/accused No.2 on ba" l|n the event of hl's arrest in connection wI'thJ cr.No.168/2024 of Renigunta (u) police station, Tirupati District The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petI'tl'On and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the~ arguments of SRI D PURNACHANDRA REDDY, Advocate for the petI'tlOner, and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, for the Respondent, the court made the followl'ng // lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DR V R K KRUPA SAGAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8530 of 2024 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is filed on behalf of the petitioner/accused No.2, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.168 of 2024 of Renigunta (U) Police Station, Tirupati District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 420 r/w 34 of lPC. 2. Heard Sri D.Purna Chandra Reddy, learned counsel for petitioner/accused No.2, and Sri Neelothpal Ganji, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent/State. 3. Perused the record. 4. Having heard the learned counsel on both sides and perused the record, it is seen that the FIR in this case was registered on 18.07.2024. During the investigation so far, seven witnesses have been examined. The investigating agency has been in communication with various authorities, including the Department of Registration, seeking various documents and information, lt is in these circumstances the present anticipatory bail application of the Junior Assistant working in the Sub- Registrar Office, Renigunta, has come up for consideration. He seeks bail in anticipation. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed the Prayer. Jr, J, - BEE:ca I/ 5. It is undisputed that, subsequent to the registration Of the Crime, the department suspended the petitioner. On 03.01.2025, this Court directed him to join the investigation and issued a direction to the investigation agency not to arrest him. The fact that his availability at the given address is not in dispute. The substance of the allegation is that there has been misappropriation of government funds amounting to lakhs of rupees in the office of the Sub-Registrar, and various government servants are accused in this offence. 6. The investigation has been ongoing for more than Six months. The petitioner is not a flight risk. He is currently under suspension and, therefore, does not have access to the records. The nature of the offence essentially concerns documents. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petit|loner will always be available for the investigation. 7. In the above referred circumstances, this Court is of the opinion that there appears no need for custodial interrogation. Consequently, petitioner/ accused No.2 is granted anticipatory bail. 8. ln view of the said circumstances, the Criminal Petition is allowed. ln the event of arrest of the petitioner herein/accused No.2, he shall be enlarged on bail on his executing a Personal bond for a Sum Of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) with two sureties Of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the concerned Investigating Officer. petitioner/Accused No.2 shall mark his attendance before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight i.e., On lSt and 15th of every month between 10.00 AM and 1.00 PM till filing of the charge sheet. The petitioner shall make himself available for investigation by a police officer as and when required, and he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with #¥ jr, the facts of the case so as to dissuade his from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer. pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. sd/-A. VENUGOPAL| 'Rfi`O REGISTRAR ASSISTANT //TRUE COPY// sEc"oN OFFICER To'1. The Station House Officer, Renigunta Urban Police Station, Tirupati District 2. One CC to SRl, D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. One spare copy PSR I I HIGH COURT Dr.VRKS,J DATED..29/01 /2025 ANTICIPATORY BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.8530 of 2024 ALLOWED gil # 9 ,JAM ?ll?-5