1 APHC010550622025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10692/2025 Between: Nagari Srikanth ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. AKULA SRI KRISHNA SAI BHARGAV Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. BHOOMA MAHARSHI REDDY 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Sole Accused on bail in Crime No.171 of 2025 of Duvvur Police Station, YSR Kadapa District, was registered against the Petitioner/sole Accused herein for the offences punishable under Sections 2 109, 118(1), 351(2) and 126(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNS’). 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor and the learned Legal-Aid counsel for respondent No.2. Perused the record. 3. Initially, the Investigating Officer registered the case as F.I.R. in Crime No.171 of 2025 under Section 324 IPC/ Section 118(1) ‘the BNS’. During the course of investigation, Section 307 IPC / Section 109 ‘the BNS’ was added based on the statement of L.W.1. As mentioned above, L.W.1 sustained only a simple injury. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was running a dhaba, allegedly encroaching upon a portion of the road. When the authorities concerned attempted to evict the petitioner, he filed a writ petition and obtained a favourable order. It is further submitted that there exists animosity between the petitioner and the defacto complainant with regard to the running of the dhaba by encroaching on the road. The petitioner was arrested on 10.09.2025. He has been in judicial custody for the past 48 days. After completion of thorough investigation, the charge sheet was filed on 22.10.2025. It would take considerable time for the learned trial Court to take up the matter for disposal. Until such time, keeping the petitioner in custody for an indefinite period would serve no useful purpose. The petitioner is a permanent resident of Idamadaka Village, YSR Kadapa District. He has got 3 fixed abode. Even if conditions are imposed, there is no likelihood of his absconding or evading the process of law. Since the investigation is completed and the charge sheet has been filed, there is no possibility of the petitioner interfering with the investigation process. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/sole Accused, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/sole Accused. 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: i. The petitioner/sole Accused shall be enlarged on bail subject to he executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only), with two sureties each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mydukur. ii. The petitioner/sole Accused shall appear before the learned trial Court on every adjournment without fail. iii. The petitioner/sole Accused shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 28.10.2025 Note: Issue C.C. by today. B/o. S D P 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10692 OF 2025 28.10.2025 Note: Issue C.C. by today. B/o. S D P