THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1911 OF 2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 & 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/accused, seeking bail, in Crime No.109/2023 of Biccavole Police Station, East Godavari District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 328 and 380 IPC. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 11.5.2023, by giving some stupefying drug on the pretext of Prasadham to one Goluguri Adilakshmi, a 70 years’ old lady, who is residing alone, the accused committed theft of gold chain weighing 3 sovereigns worth Rs.60,000/-, while she was unconscious state, and subsequently, the Inspector of Police, while conducting investigation in connection with a crime of their police station, seized stolen property in this case. She has been arrested on 18.8.2024 on execution of PT warrant. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that investigation is still pending and police are yet to file charge sheet and prays to dismiss the Criminal Petition. He further submits that the petitioner was involved 2 in as much as 16 cases of this nature and she was convicted in most of the cases. 6. A perusal of the material available on record goes to show that the petitioner was remanded to judicial custody on 18.8.2024 on execution of PT warrant. As submitted by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, the petitioner is involved in as much as 16 cases and in most of the cases, she was convicted. In view of the same, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/accused, at this stage. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Dated: 28.02.2025 RD 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.1911 of 2025 Dated: 28.02.2025 RD