IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMA^^V^TI MONDAY. THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBEfe:^<;i TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ^ ' .PRESENT; ^ THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RA^. CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12566 OF 2025 -'X'.; -i Between: 1. Gudeti Santhi, W/o Gudeti Paparayudu(A4) Aged about 41 75/B, Balusupadu Village,Pedakurapadu Mandal, Palnadu District - 522436. 2. Nandigama Yemelamma, W/o Bhaskararao(A7) Aged years.R/o 2-1, Balusupadu Village,Pedakurapadu Mandal, Palnadu District - 522436. 3. Kattepogu Sandhya, C/o Kattepogu Nagaraju (A10) Aged years R/o 2-1-43/1, SC Colony.Penaganchiprolu Village, Thotacharla M Krishna District / years, R/o 1- about 54 about 37 ... Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Public Prosecutor.Through Pedakurapadu Police Station Palnadu District A.P.High Court of Andhra Pradesh. 2. Nandigama Sundarrao, S/o Sambaiha Balusupadu Village.Pedakurapadu Mandal, Palnadu Age about 43 years, R/o District x ... Respondent/Complainant praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner event of his arrest in F.I.R. No.179 of 2021, dated 12.11.2021 on the file of Pedakurapadu Police Station, Palnadu District. • Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Asst. Public The court made the followingrORDER Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed in the SRI BAGGI VENKATA PAVAN KUMAR Prosecutor / APHC010655132025 !N THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12566/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) Gudeti Santhi and Others AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) The State Of Andhra F*radesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.BAGGI VENKATA PAVAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Petitioners/Accused Nos.4, 7 and 10 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.179 of 2021 of Pedakurapadi Police Station, Palnadu District, registered against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.4, 7 and 10 herein for the offences punishable under Sections 294, 509, 506 and 306 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity ‘the I.P.C). a 2 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant 2. Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. This Court, in CrI.P. No.12164 of 2025, by order dated 28.11.2025, 3. granted bail to Accused Nos.1,2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 on the ground that there were no severe allegations and that the allegations were omnibus in nature. Even against the present petitioners, who are arrayed as Accused Nos.4, 7, and 10, it is only alleged that they, along with the other accused, came to the house of the de-facto complainant and abused his wife in filthy language. Except for this allegation, no specific overt acts are attributed to the petitioners. On a careful perusal of the record, it is seen that the wife of the de-facto 4. complainant, by name Rani, was found hanging from the ceiling fan with her saree. Prior thereto, on 11.11.2021 at about 9:00 p.m., all the accused allegedly went to the house of the de-facto complainant and abused him and his wife in filthy language, as the de-facto complainant had informed others about an alleged illicit relationship between two persons in the village. So far, twenty-three witnesses have been examined, and the material portion of the investigation has been completed. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity and nature 5. of the allegations levelled against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.4, 7 and 10, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to thePetitioners/Accused Nos.4, 7 and 10. 3 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. In the event of their arrest, the Petitioners/Accused No.4, 7 and 10 shall be enlarged on bail subject to they executing a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only), with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; ii. The Petitioners/Accused No.4, 7 and 10 shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required; iii. The Petitioners/AccusedNo.4, 7 and 10 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; iv. The Petitioners/Accused No.4, 7 and 10 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once in a week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. V. The Petitioners/Accused No.4, 7 and 10 shall not leave the district limits without the express permission from the Station House Officer concerned, vi. The Petitioners/Accused No.4, 7 and 10 shall surrender their passport, if any, to the investigating officer. If they claim that they do not have passport, they shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. ACHAR' JSTRAR SD/- KAStRAO assistant SECTION R //TRUE COPY// bTElCER To Pedakurapadu Police Station , Palnadu District A.P.High 1. TheSHO Court of Andhra Pradesh. Sambaiha Age about 43 years, R/o Mandal, Palnadu District (by RPAD) PAVAN KUMAR Advocate [OPUC] 2. Nandigama Sundarrao, S/o Balusupadu Village,Pedakurapadu SRI. BAGGl VENKATA PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh 3. One CO to 4. Two CCs to PUBLIC [OUT] 5. One spare copy KSR HIGH COURT DR.YLR, J DATED; 15/12/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.12566 of 2025 S ALLOWED /o ■JSC •I 7 DEC ara 3t£ m e*» ★