i. 'J'*. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR TUESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE / iPRESENT: E HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4589 OF 2025 ■ ' '/An O. 'AV ■3e:& ’ fi, i' rj. O vtitwi. m * V .l^>; ■fe^ Between: Kolukula Veerendranath, s/o Seetaram, Hindu, Aged 39 years, D.No.1- 76, Thadipudi, yVes^t Godavari District. Petitioner/thIrd party AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, through S.H.O., Arilova P.S. Visakhapatnam District. A Respondent Petition under Section 482 of BNSS and 438 of Cr.P.C., is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the CriminalPetition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arr^^y the respondent Arilova P.S, Visakhapatnam, in Cr.No.511/2024, ✓ The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri. VARREY VENTAKATA NAGAVISHNU TEJA, Advocate for the Petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent; The Court made the following: 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4589 of 2025 ORDER:- This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’), has been filed by the Petitioner herein, seeking anticipatory bail, in connection with the Crime No.511 of 2024 of Arilova Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323 and 111(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNS’). The prosecution's case, in brief, is that the complainant. 2. who serves as the Jailor at the Central Prison in Visakhapatnam reported that on 31.12.2024, at 14:00 hours, while conducting a surprise search at the Penna Block, two mobile phones namely a Lava Keypad mobile and a Realme smartphone were discovered, along with a power bank and two data cables. During the subsequent inquiry, it was revealed that the mobile phones belonged to convicted prisoner No. 240, Kola Venkata Hemanth Kumar, and remand prisoner No. 400, Vulavala Rajesh. However, both prisoners denied ownership of the said mobile phones. As a result, the complainant informed their superior officers and submrtte^a report regarding the incident. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the confessional statement of A6, the petitioner’s name has been 3. referred to in the FIR, and similar accusations have been made against A4, who obtained anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 10.04.2025 in Crl.P.No.3243 of 2025. The case of the present petitioner is also similar as that of A4. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing Respondent-State opposed the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner herein. According to his instructions, no antecedent has been reported against the petitioner herein. 5. Heard both sides. Perused the record. 6. A perusal of the order dated 10.04.2025 in Crl.P.No.3243 of 2025 goes to show that this Court while granting anticipatory bail to A4 observed that “the prosecution does not indicate any relation between the petitioner/A.4 and the said convicts and no material has been collected till date showing the involvement of the petitioner herein in the commission of the offence. 7. By recording the said reasoning, which is applicable to the petitioner herein also, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner herein under certain conditions: 3 (i) The petitioner herein is directed to surrender before the Station House Officer concerned within two (2) weeks from today. (ii) On such surrender, the petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting officials. (iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for investigation as and when required and that he shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. 8. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. SD/- K. KASIRAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY/ To, 1. The Station House Officer, Arilova Police Station, Visakhapatnam District. 2. One CC to Sri. VARREY VENTAKATA NAGAVISHNU TEJA, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. [OUT] 4. One spare copy JSS HIGH COURT TMR, J DATED;06/05/2025 bail order I CRLP.No.4589 of 2025 ww ® fo •r\ o m;' 'Oft Co.' 3- allowed