APHC010613292025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11826/2025 Between: Bedavadi Nagaraju Alias Mareppa Nagaraju and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. 2. ARUN SHOWRI G Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. 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 1 , seeking to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 4 on bail in Crime No.166 of 2025 of Chirala Rural Police Station, Bapatla District, registered against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 4 herein for the offences punishable under 1 the BNSS 2 Sections 318(2) and 308(7) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 20232. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent/State. 3. As seen from the record, the allegations against the petitioners are that they, along with the other accused, lured the de-facto complainant by stating that they had gold ornaments and would sell them to him at a cheaper price. On the assurance given by the accused, the de-facto complainant and his brother, on 20.08.2025, carried a huge amount of money with them for the purchase of those gold ornaments at a reduced price. 4. On 06.09.2025, as per the instructions of Accused No.1, the de-facto complainant and his brother came to Chirala Bus Station. Thereafter, they were taken by Accused No.1 to the fields near Autonagar, where five other accused joined him. All the accused demanded that the de-facto complainant and his brother show the money before bringing the gold ornaments. When the complainant showed an amount of Rs.14,00,000/-, all the accused beat the de-facto complainant and his brother with their hands. 5. Among the accused, Accused No.2, armed with a knife, threatened the de-facto complainant and his brother, put them in fear, assaulted them, and extorted Rs.14,00,000/- and their cell phones. Thereafter, the accused 2 the BNS 3 escaped with the looted property. The police, after thorough investigation, filed a charge sheet. L.Ws.3 and 5 are direct eye-witnesses to the incident. 6. The petitioners were arrested on 07.09.2025 and have been in judicial custody for the past 75 days. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that there are no similar adverse antecedents reported against the petitioners. The amount of Rs.14,00,000/-, which was robbed from the possession of the de-facto complainant, has been recovered. The accusations against the petitioners are well-founded. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity and nature of the allegations leveled against the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. 8. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 21.11.2025 KMS 4 45 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11826 OF 2025 21.11.2025 KMS