APHC010530902025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10324 OF 2025 Between: Shaik Khajaje Baig, S/o. S.Usman Bheg, Aged 42 years, Occ: Government Teacher, R/o.M.P. East Village, Nellimarla Mandal, Vizianagaram District. ...Petitioner/ Accused No.1 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Through Panchipenta Police Station, Vizianagaram District. ...Respondent Petition under Section 482 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner/Accu sed No. 1 in the event of his arrest in Crime No. 89 of 2025 dated 10.09.2025, on the file of the Pachipenta Police Station, Parvathipuram Manyam District. Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri B.Rama Shankar Rao Counsel for the Respondent : Public Prosecutor The Court made the following : APHC010530902025 HvB IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3548] Sf FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10324/2025 Between: 1.SHAIK KHAJAJE BAIG, S/0. S.USMAN BHEG, AGED 42 YEARS R/O.M.P. EAST VILLAGE, NELLIMARLA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, of Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram District High Court Through Panchipenta Police Station, ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that m the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner/Accused No.1 in the event of his arrest in Crime No.89 of 2025 dated 10.09.2025 on the file of the Pachipenta Police Station. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. BONU RAMA SHANKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR T/ m 2 The Court made the following: Order: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.1 in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No.89 of 2025 of Pachipenta Police Station, Parvathipuram Manyam District, for the offences punishable under Sections 185 of Bharatiya Nyana Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing for some time, has i confined his argument to the extent of protecting the petitioner herein from the police on the ground that the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years and prays this Court to direct the police to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of BNS/Section 41-ACr.P.C. 3. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor did not oppose the same and concurred with the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner for the reason that the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years. Heard. Perused the material on record. 4. lit# 3 5. Since the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years, this Court directs the police to follow the contemplated under Section 35(3) of BNS/Section 41-A Cr.P.C. procedure as as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another' and also Md. Asfak Alam Vs. The State of Jharkhandi 6. Accordingly, with the above direction, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ^(2014) 8 see 273 (2023) 8 see 632 Sd/- G HELA NAIDU ASSISTAf^^JSTRAR SEeTION OFFieER 1. The Station House Officer, Pachipenta Police Station, Parvathipuram Manyam District. 2. One CC to Sri Bonu Rama Shankar Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies //TRUE COPY// To, MV sree HIGH COURT DATED: 03/10/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 10324 OF 2025 t , fT'; ««/,- Current Section 4£mmtc!^ ■ DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION