APHC010546502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10631/2025 Between: 1. V VASU, S/O. V. MUNIRATHNAM, R/O. KANNAIAH NAIDU COLONY, CHITTOOR TOWN, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10631/2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition has been filed against the Order, dated 04.03.2025, passed in Crl.M.P.No.86 of 2025 in Crime No.131 of 2024 by the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Chittoor District at Chittoor, to the extent of imposing condition directing the petitioner herein to furnish bank guarantee for an amount of Rs.1,50,000/- for release of vehicle i.e., TATA Ace bearing Registration No.AP 03 TA 9052, towards interim custody. 2. Heard Ms.D.Sangeetha Reddy, learned counsel representing Sri D.Purnachandra Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner and acceded to, by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that the subject matter of this Criminal Petition is squarely covered by an Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide Criminal Petition No.655 of 2025, dated 31.01.2025. 4. Considering the submissions made, following the said Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Petition No.655 of 2025, dated 31.01.2025 and taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, the condition imposed by the learned Judge in the Order, dated 04.03.2025, passed in Crl.M.P.No.86 of 2025 in Crime No.131 of 2024, to the extent of directing the petitioner to furnish bank guarantee for a amount of 3 Rs.1,50,000/- is hereby set aside. The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Chittoor District at Chittoor. The rest of the conditions imposed by the learned Judge shall remain unaltered. 5. With the above said modification, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 14.10.2025 UPS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10631/2025 Dated.14.10.2025 UPS 26