APHC010635312025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12235/2025 Between: TIRUVEEDHULA BHAVANI PRASAD, S/O.RAMU,AGE 25 YEARS R/O. D.NO. 1-5/1,NEAR VENKATA DASU GARI TEMPLEMANTENA VILLAGE KANKIPADU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P. At Amaravati. Through S.H.O. Kankipadu Police Station Krishna District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: MARELLA RADHA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.12235 of 2025 Dated 02.12.2025 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity 8the BNSS9), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/ Un numbered Accused on bail in Crime No.177 of 2025 of Kankipadu Police Station, Krishna District, registered against the Petitioner/ Un numbered Accused herein for the offences punishable under Sections 332, 333, 311 and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity 8the BNS Act9). 2. Smt.Marella Radha, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence and is innocent. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He is ready to abide by any condition which this Court deems fit for enlarging him on bail. After thorough investigation, the charge sheet has already been filed. Hence, there is no question of the petitioner tampering with the evidence. No prudent man would keep blood- stained clothes, a blood-stained knife, or other materials allegedly used for the commission of the offence in his possession. All those material objects were falsely planted and cannot be relied upon. Therefore, it is urged that the petitioner be enlarged on bail. 3. Per contra, Mr. Neelotphal Ganji, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed the grant of bail on the ground that the accusation is well-founded and the charge sheet has already been filed. The petitioner, who 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.12235 of 2025 Dated 02.12.2025 is the sole accused, is alleged to have brutally murdered an old lady aged about 70 years for the purpose of illegal gain, and it is therefore urged to dismiss the petition. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. As seen from the record, the de-facto complainant, who is the husband of the deceased, lodged a report stating that his wife, namely Tirumala Swarna Kumari, aged about 70 years, was found brutally murdered by an unknown person and certain gold ornaments were robbed from her possession. The investigation reveals that the accused followed the deceased into the kitchen, suddenly caught her from behind, and tightly gripped her neck with his right arm. The deceased, being an elderly woman, was terrified, collapsed, and fell unconscious. The accused immediately took a mobile phone charger lying behind the television, wrapped the cable twice around the neck of the deceased, and tightened it firmly. Later, the accused went to the extent of further strangulating the deceased with another charger wire found in the hall, suspecting that she might still be alive. The accused, still doubting whether the deceased was alive, took a vegetable knife from the kitchen and inflicted a deep cut injury on her left wrist, causing profuse bleeding. Upon confirming her death, the accused removed the two-row gold chains from her neck and a gold ring from her hand, placing them on the table nearby. The accused attempted to remove the gold bangles but failed due to their tight fit 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.12235 of 2025 Dated 02.12.2025 on the hands of the deceased. He also searched the bedroom for other valuables or cash. As the accused heard some noises from outside while searching in the bedroom, he was apprehensive and fled from the scene of offence with the booty. 6. The investigation further reveals that the accused attempted to sell the gold ornaments in a jewellery shop in Vijayawada, but that attempt did not materialize. While fleeing from the scene of offence with the gold ornaments, the accused also took away the mobile phone of the deceased, along with the vegetable knife and charger adapters. Later, all these material objects used for the commission of the offence were recovered in the course of investigation. 7. After thorough investigation, a charge sheet has been filed. There is substantial material pointing to the guilt of the petitioner. The nature of the accusation is severe. The nature of the evidence available is also quite strong. The accusation is well-founded against the petitioner. He was arrested on 18.07.2025. He has been in judicial custody for the past 132 days. There are no merits in this case. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity and nature of the allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the Petitioner/Accused. Hence, this Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 5 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.12235 of 2025 Dated 02.12.2025 9. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 02.12.2025 RSI/PRA 6 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.12235 of 2025 Dated 02.12.2025 48 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12235 of 2025 Date: 02.12.2025 RSI/PRA