IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8877 of 2024 Between: Sajjala Bhargav Reddy, S/o.S. Ramakrishna Reddy, Aged about 35 years. Resident of Villa No.85, Raintree Park Villas, Namburu Village, Peddakakani Mandal, Guntur District. ...Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of BNSS (under Section 438 of Cr.P.C) filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner / Accused No. 1 on Anticipatory Bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No. 30 of 2024 of Cyber Crime Police Station, NTR District for the offences punishable under Section 468, 471, 354D, 153a of Indian Penal Code and 66E of IT Act 2000-2008. IS I.A. NO: 2 OF 2024 Petition under Section 482(1) and 528 of BNSS (under Section 438(1-A) of Cr.P.C) is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim anticipatory bail to the Petitioner/Acc used No.1 in f ,“1 Crime No.30 of 2024 of Cyber Crime Police Station, NTR District for the offences punishable under Section 468, 471, 354D, 153a of Indian Penal Code and 66E of IT Act 2000-2008 in the event of Arrest. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri R Yella Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following: APHC010551222024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] FRIDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8877/2024 Between; Sajjala Bhargav Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.RYELLA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: / 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8877/2024 This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner/accused to release him on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Cr.No.30 of 2024 the file of Cyber Crime Police Station, NTR District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 468, 471, 354-D, 153-a of I.P.C and Section 66E of I.T. Act, 2000-2008. on Learned counsel for the Petitioner has confined his argument to the extent of protecting the Petitioner herein from the coercive action by the police on the ground that the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years and prays this Court to direct the police to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35 (3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (S.41-A of the erstwhile Cr.P.C). On the other hand, learned Public Prosecutor did not oppose the same and concurred with the submission made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner for the reason that the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years. 2. as 3. Heard. Perused the material on record. 4. Since the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than this Court directs the police to follow the procedure as 5. seven years contemplated under Section 35 (3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, iv v; 3 2023 (S.41-A of the erstwhile Cr.P.C) scrupulously, as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another^ With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 6. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this 7. Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. T (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- B eHITTI JOSEPH ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPYIl SEGTION OFFieER To 1. The Station House Officer, Cyber Crime Police Station 2. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Amaravathi[OUT] 3. One CC to Sri R Yella Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Three CD Copies NTR District. Pradesh, TK sree / HIGH COURT DATED:07/02/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.8877 of 2024 18 FEB 2025 O ^y, ^ . Current Secuon DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION