APHC010528512025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3548] FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10299/2025 Between: 1. M.VENKATA KOTAIAH,, (ACCUSED NO.2) S/O.VENKATESWARLU, AGE 53 YEARS, R/O. PATIMEEDA, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT 2. G.CHIRANJEEVI, , (ACCUSED NO.4) S/O. RAMANAIAH, AGE 50 YEARS, R/O. PATIMEEDA, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT 3. M.P. SATYANARAYANA,, (ACCUSED NO.5) S/O. ASHOK, AGE 30 YEARS, R/O. PATIMEEDA, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. STATE OF A P, through SHO, Urban Police, Chilakaluripet, Palnadu District, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court, Amaravati, Guntur. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No. 275/2025 of Urban Police Station, Chilakaluripet, Palnadu District registered U/s. 132 of BNS, R/w. 3(5) of BNS, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. THOTA RAMAKOTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 GTK, J Crl.P.No.10299 of 2025 Dated 03.10.2025 ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4 and 5 in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No.275 of 2025 of Chilakaluripet Town Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 132 r/w 3(5) of B.N.S. 2. Case of the prosecution is that on 05.09.2025, when defacto complainant along with other police personal are on bandobust duty in view of Ganesh Idol Immersion in Chilakaluripeta Town limits, Accused Nos.1 to 5 obstructed the defacto complainant, abused him in filthy language and pushed him down and assaulted him. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioners will surrender before the Court below and upon such surrender, the Court may take appropriate steps as per law. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has not objected for the same. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4 and 5 to surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Magistrate within a period of one (1) week from the date of this order and move appropriate application. The concerned jurisdictional Magistrate is directed to dispose of the bail application filed by the 3 GTK, J Crl.P.No.10299 of 2025 Dated 03.10.2025 petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 4 and 5 within a period of two (2) days on its own merits in accordance with law by giving due opportunity to the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor concerned. _______________________ TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA, J Date: 03.10.2025 ARB 4 GTK, J Crl.P.No.10299 of 2025 Dated 03.10.2025 THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION No.10299 of 2025 Date: 03.10.2025 ARB