-^<T\i •t lN THE HIGH COURT 9F ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAI MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL,. TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4074 OF 2025 gr7 Between: KarrI' Yekanth Reddy, S/o NarsI-nga Rao, Aged 22 years, R/o D.No.55-4-ll, Ginivanipallem, Islampeta, Pedagantyada, visakhapatnam District. ...Petjtjoner/Accused NoI2 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Through Station House OffI-Cer, Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravatl-. ...Respondent/complainant Petition under section 480 & 483 of BNSS, Old Act 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C is filed praying that in the circumstances stated l'n memorandum of grounds of CrimI'naI Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge him on bail in connection With F[R No. VI'SakhaPatnam DI'StriCt; 104 o#5 of Duwada police Station, The petitI-On COming on for hearing, upon perusing the petitI-On and memorandum of grounds of criminal petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Sravan Kumar Naidana, Advocate for the petitI-Oner and Public Prosecutor for the Respondent,- ``- THE HONOURABLE SR[ JUSTICE T| MALL[KARJUNA RAO ~/ I CRIMINAL PETITION No. 4074 of 2025 ORDER: 1. This is the Criminal Petition filed by Petitioner/A2 under See.480 and 483 of Bharat'lya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, iBNSSJ) seeking regular bail in Cr.No.1O4 of 2O25 'of Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable u/sees.109(1), 74, 329(4) I/w 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, [BNS'). 2. The Prosecution's case, in brief, is that on 12.3.2025 at approximately 7.30 pm, while the 'de facto complainant was heading home from the Maddivanipalem Bus Stand, a group of individuals seated at the bus stop made inappropriate remarks and used un-parliamentary words against the defacto complainan{. On 14.3.2025, at approximately 09:00 am, while the de facto complainant was washing dishes at her residence, one individual who had been seated at the bus stand on 12.03.2025, Al herein, arrived a't her home. He then initiated an argument with her and used un-parliamentary language and the AI pressed her neck tightly and touched her chest. Al beat on her cheeks and grabbed her hair and dragged her along the road. One Maddi Raju! who is residing to her next door tried to pacify the issue, but the Al and this petitioner/A2 attacked on Maddi Raju and he tried to run away from the spot immediately, but Al and the petitioner attacked Raju with the help of long stick and rock' and that they tried to kill him and beaten on his head. Basing on the report of defacto complainant, the present case has been registered. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner/A2 submits that the petitioner who is A2 in this case, is the de facto compla'lnan{ in another matter, specifically Crime No.103 of 2025. Both the incidents are alleged to have occurred simultaneously. Learned counsel further asserts that the EEEELEE\ \ Ci petitioner was voluntarily surrendered before the police concerned On J/ 16.3.2025. 4. The allegation aga|lnst the petitioner in this case iS that the petitioner assaulted the de facto complainant W'lth a Stone. When ascertained from the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, he Submitted that the defacto complainan{ has been discharged from the hospital and there is no threat to her life. 5| As seen from the record, the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 16.3.2025. Considering the nature of the accusations leveled against the petitioner, this court is of the.view that further detention of the petitioner is no longer necessary. lt has been submitted that the petitioner is a permanent res|lden{ of visakhapatnam city and there is no likelihood of his fleeing away from justice. Add'ltionally, his release WOuld not result in the tampering of evidence or the hindering Of the invest'lgation. upon inquiry, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor confirmed that no criminal antecedents have been reported against the petitioner. The record further suggests that the incident in question occurred in the heat of the moment. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of{he case, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/A2 with some conditions. (a) The petitioner/A2 shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.2O,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two (02) sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Visakhapatnam District; (b) On release, the petitioner/A2 shall appear before the Investigating officer concerned once in a fortnight i.e., on sunday in between 10.00 AM to 01.00 PM for a period of two (02) months; (c) The petitioner shall not directly Or indirectly contact or threaten the witnesses under any circumstances and any +rrr, +/,'ft -` ~ /zz, such attempt shall be construecl as an attempt of influencing the witnesses and'- shall not tamper evidence and shall cooperate with the investigation. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is a//owec/. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. SD/- K. KASI RAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To, 1. The Sessions Judge, Manila Court, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam District. 3., The Stat|lon House Officer, Duvvada Pol'lce Station, Visakhapatnam Distr-let 4. One CC to Sri. Sravan Kumar Naidana, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] 6. One spare copy hrm HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED..28/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4074 of 2025 ALLOWED i. ,n\ ELPR \\\1b I,.# . .~