APHC010507562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9970 OF 2025 Between: Pathan Imran Khan (A1). S/o Late Masthan Vali, Aged 31 years, Private Employee, Resident of Door No 12-32, Tadikonda Village, Tadikonda Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh ...Petitioner/Accused AND State, Sub-Inspector of Police, Prathipadu Police Station, represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C and 482 of BNSS 2023, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim anticipatory bail to the Petitioner in Cr.No.69/2024 dated 19-03-2024 of Prathipadu P.S., Guntur Dt. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of BNSS 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim bail to the Petitioner i Cr.No:69/2024 dated 19-03-2024 of Prathipadu P.S., Guntur Dt. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Bhooma Maharshi Reddy Counsel for the Respondent: Public Prosecutor The Court made the following order: in APHC010507562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3548] L" ■ FRIDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9970/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Pathan Imran Khan (a 1) AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT State Counsel for the Petitioner/accused; 1.BHOOMA MAHARSHI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: r Heard, Sri B.Maharshi Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the Respondent-State. i This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., is filed by the petitioner/accused seeking to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.69 of 2024 of Prathipadu Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC and under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 1. - 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits punishable with imprisonment up to the police to follow the procedure Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. that the offence alleged is seven years and prays this Court to direct as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the 3. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor the same and concurred with the submission the petitioners for the did not oppose made by the learned counsel for reason that the offence alleged is punishable with imprisonment up to seven years and undertakes to issue notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS. 4. Since the offence alleged is punishable with imprisonment up to years, this Court directs the police to follow the under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha scrupulously, as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another' . The petitioners shall comply with the conditions any default. seven procedure as contemplated Sanhita, 2023, without 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. (2014) 8 see 273 Sd/- G HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER 1. The Station House Officer, Prathipadu Police Station, Guntur District. 2. One CC to Sri Bhooma Maharshi Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CC's to The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Amaravati [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies //TRUE COPY// To, Pradesh at SAM sree HIGH COURT DATE0:03/10/2025 ORDER CRLP No. 9970 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRLP