/ B r [3521] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVf MONDAY ,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER-^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ' ^ :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RA& CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11881 OF 2025 W- ,'.r. \ tf/f,‘ -v’'^'v5‘a 7 IS i :>,V o I jsa ; • Si i?f >> V n." I -v . H f Between: Yalala Jaggarao, S/o. Ramarao, aged about 60 years, residing Flat No. 501,Swagruha Apartment, Sandeep Nagar, Endada, Visakhapatnam. Petitioner/Accused No.2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through SHO, PM Palem P.S Viskhapatnam Commissionerate, Rep by its Public Prosecutor Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi > High » Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition > the High Court may be pleased to pass an Order to grant an anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused no.2, in connection with Cr.No. 563 of 2025 on the file of the SHO, P.M. Palem Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate Visakhapatnam. » The petition/Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Dr MAJJI SURI BABU Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the Court made the following. \ APHC010617152025 m THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) m [3521] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11881/2025 Between: Yalala Jaggarao ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: I.DrMAJJI SURI BABU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023^ by the Petitioner/Accused No.2 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.583 of 2025 of P.M Palem Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, Visakhapatnam, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 318(4) read with 3(5) of the ’ the BNSS , 2 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023^ and 21(1)(2)(3) of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019^. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant 2. Public Prosecutor. As seen from the record, the petitioner is working as an AR Head Constable in Anakapalli District. It is alleged that he, along with the other accused, has been conducting chit business. The police registered a case in Crime No.583 of 2025 for the offences punishable under Section 318(4) of ‘the BNS.,’ and Section 21 of‘the BUDS Act’. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the provisions of ‘the BUDS Act.,’ are not applicable to the case on hand, and except for ‘the BUDS Act.,’ the remaining offences are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years. The petitioner is aged about 60 years and has a fixed place of abode. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the gravity and nature of the allegations leveled against the Petitioner/Accused No.2 this 5. Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner/Accused No.2. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. In the event of arrest of the Petitioner/Accused No.2 he shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand Only), with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials: 2 the BNS ^ the BUDS Act 3 The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall make himself available for investigation as and when required; The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; The Petitioner/Accused No.2 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. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not leave the State of Andhra Pradesb limits without the express permission from the Station House Officer concerned. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall surrender his passport, if any, to the investigating officer. If he claims that they do not have a passport, he shall submit affidavits to that effect to the Investigating Officer. IV. V. VI. SD/-SK MD RAFI DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, PM Palem P.S, Viskhapatnam Commissionerate, Visakhapatnam. 2. One CC to SRI. Dr MAJJI SURI BABU Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 4. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR.J DATED:24/11/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.11881 of 2025 ALLOWED