'4 X. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBEff' TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE .PRESENT: DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO z' I S'; I v.v-S- liXV/'fi ■ " ■v' '14 ■Ay’ TH^ONOURABLE CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10183 OF 2025 i Between: 1. Gopi, s/o.K.Ramalingappa Aged about 39 years, R/o Kurlapalli Village Kalyanadurgam Mandal, Anantapur District. 2. Nagarjuna, s/o.K.Marri Swamy, Aged about 26 years, R/o Malepalli Village, Settur Mandal, Anantapur District. 3. Marriswamy, s/o.K.Lingappa, Aged about 49 years, R/o Malepalli Village Settur Mandal, Anantapur District. 4. Hanumantharaidu, s/o.Ramanjineyulu, Aged about 32 years, R/o Malepalli Village Settur Mandal, Anantapur District.'^ 5. Naveen, s/o.K.Marri Swamy, Aged about 24 years, R/o Malepalli Village, Settur Mandal, Anantapur District. 6. Hanumakka, , w/o.K.Ramanjineyulu Aged about 55 years, R/o Malepalli ) Village, Settur Mandal, Anantapur District. 7. Konerappa, s/o.B.Ganjappa, Aged about 55 years, R/o Kurlapalli Village, Kalyanadurgam Mandal, Anantapur District. j 8. Hanumantharayudu @ Hanumanthappa, S/o. Thippeswamy, Aged about 33 years, R/o Kurlapalli Village, Kalyanadurgam Mandal Anantapur District. / ...Petitioners/ Accused Nos.1 to 8 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Amaravathi, Guntur District, through SHO Settur Police Station, Anantapur District. 2. Ramanjaneyulu, s/o Lingappa, Aged about 64 years, R/o Malepalli Village Settur Mandal, Anantapur District ^ ^ ... Respondents/Complainant Petition under Section 438 of Qr.P.C, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 8 on bail in FIR No. 30/2025 of Settur Police Station, Anantapur District, registered for the offences under Section 118(1) r/w 3(5) of BNS, 2023 in the event of their arrest by granting Anticipatory bail, pending disposal of the case. Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri SREEMANNARAYANA VATTIKUTI Advocate for the Petitioner Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.l and the Court made the following: ORDER APHC010519492025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSANb AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10183 OF 2025 Between: 1.GOPI, S/O.K.RAMALINGAPPA KURLAPALLI VILLAGE, KALYANADURGAM MANDAL ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 2.NAGARJUNA,, S/O.K.MARRI SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/0 MALEPALLI VILLAGE, SETTUR MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 3.MARRISWAMY,, S/O.K.LINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/0 MALEPALLI VILLAGE SETTUR MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 4.HANUMANTHARAIDU,, S/O.RAMANJINEYULU, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/0 MALEPALLI VILLAGE SETTUR MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 5.NAVEEN,, S/O.K.MARRI SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/0 MALEPALLI VILLAGE, SETTUR MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 6.HANUMAKKA, , W/O.K.RAMANJINEYULU AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/0 MALEPALLI VILLAGE, DISTRICT. AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/0 SETTUR MANDAL, ANANTAPUR 7.KONERAPPA, S/O.B.GANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/0 KURLAPALLI VILLAGE, KALYANADURGAM MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 8. HANUMANTHARAYUDU THIPPESWAMY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS VILLAGE, KALYANADURGAM MANDAL ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) HANUMANTHAPPA S/0. R/O KURLAPALLI AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P. AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, THROUGH SHO SETTUR POLICE STATION, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 2.RAMANJANEYULU, S/0 LINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/0 MALEPALLI VILLAGE SETTUR MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.SREEMANNARAYANAVATTIKUTI 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 Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 8 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No. 30 of 2025 of Settur Police Station, Anantapur District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 118(1) read with 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 2. 3. The Petitioners/ Accused Nos. 1 to 8 have allegedly beaten the defacto complainant and others in relation to a dispute over piece of land. Originally one Ramanajaneyulu got two wives. The Petitioners and the defacto complainant and others are the children of the two wives. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the defacto complainant and others suffered only simple injuries. After completion of investigation, a Charge Sheet has been filed on 11.09.2025 and C.C number is awaited. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 also lodged a report in Crime No.29 of 2025 of Settur Police Station, ! Ananthapuramu District. After registration of that crime, the defacto complainant gave report and same was registered in Crime No. 30 of 2025 of Settur Police Station. The alleged offence is punishable below 7 years. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances, the gravity and nature of the allegations levelled the Petitioners and there is a case and counter case in relation to the land dispute, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the Petitioners/ Accused Nos. 1 to 8. I 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: In the event of arrest of the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 8, they shall be enlarged on bail subject to their executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 8 shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required; The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 8 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 8 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. I. 11. IV. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 8 shall not leave Andhra Pradesh limits without the Station House Officer concerned. Vi. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 V. the State of express permission from the to 8 shall surrender their passports, if any, to the Investigating officer. If they claim that they do not have passports,'they shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. SD/- K. KASIRAO ACHAR[ ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY SECTION OFFICER / To, 1. The Station House Officer of Setter Police Station, Anantapur District 2. Ramanjaneyulu. s/o Lingappa, Aged about 64 years. R/o Malepalli Village Setter Mandal, Anantapur District (by RPAD- along with a copy of petition and memorandum of grounds) 3. One CC to SRI. SREEMANNARAYANA VATTIKUTI 4. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, [OUT] 5. One spare copy Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh ksr HIGH COURT DR.YLR, J 1 DATED:13/10/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.10183 of 2025 ALLOWED 1