APHC010075442025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1675/2025 Between: Vimala Mallidi @ Sri Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. GOUTHAMI SURAPAREDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order:- This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., is filed by the petitioner herein/A1 seeking to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.426 of 2024 of Anakapalli Town Police Station, Anakapalli District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 500 and 505(2) IPC and Section 67 of the ITA 2000-2008. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing for some time, has confined his argument to the extent of protecting the petitioner herein from the coercive action by the police on the ground that the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years and prays this Court to direct the police to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 3. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor did not oppose the same and concurred with the submission made by the 2 learned counsel for the petitioner for the reason that the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years. 4. Heard. Perused the material on record. 5. Since the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years, this Court directs the police to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, scrupulously, as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another1. 6. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE T.MALLIKARJUNA RAO Date: 03.03.2025 ASR 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T.MALLIKARJUNA RAO Criminal Petition No.1675 of 2025 Date: 03.03.2025 ASR