THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1810 of 2025 ORDER: As per the directions of My Lord the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, this Criminal Petition has been allotted to this Bench by notice dated 25.3.2025 and the same is treated as part of the roster effective from 26.3.3025. 2. This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNSS’), is filed by the petitioner/Accused, seeking anticipatory bail, in Crime No.258 of 2022 of Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur Urban District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 r/w 34 IPC. Subsequently, the offences under Sections 467 and 120-B IPC have been added. 3. The case of the prosecution is that the Chair Person of Gorantla Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society, Gorantla and others gave a report to the police stating that fake 1B Adangals and fake pattadar passbooks have been generated from the office of the Mandal Revenue Officer and on the basis of the said fake certificates loans were obtained from the banks by mortgaging the said 2 documents by the farmers. On the basis of said allegation the present crime has been registered. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the fake 1B adangals and pattadar passbooks were generated by the President and Secretary of Primary Agricultural Society and the petitioner is no way responsible for the same and that they have collected data only from the office of the petitioner. He further contends that the petitioner is suffering from heart ailment and presently he is taking treatment as inpatient in a private hospital at Vijayawada. He further contends that he was arrested in Crime No.182 of 2024 of Prathipadu Police Station, Guntur District and he was released on bail. Hence, he requests this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. On the other hand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application contending that the petitioner was involved in four (4) similar cases. 6. Be that as it may, since the petitioner was already retired from service and as he is taking treatment in hospital for heart ailment and as he was already arrested in another crime and was granted bail, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner/Accused No.9 on certain conditions. 3 7. In the event of his arrest, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each, to the satisfaction of Station House officer, Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur Urban District. On such release, the petitioner/Accused is directed to cooperate with the Investigating Officer and also directed not to tamper with the prosecution witnesses in any manner. 8. Accordingly, the present Criminal Petition is allowed. ______________________ SRI K.SURESH REDDY, J Date: 28.3.2025 GR 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1810 of 2025 Date: 28.3.2025 GR