IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2306 OF 2025 Between: Bommireddy Palli Sasi Kumar, S/o.Soma Raju, Aged about 56 years, Occ Warden in B.C.Welfare Hostel, Yarraguntapalli, Chintalapudi, R/o.Green City, Eluru, Eluru District ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. Bayyavarau Lavanya, D/o.Chittibabu, Aged about 20 years. Care Taker, Sri Swamy Dayananda Saraswathi Seva Asramam R/o. Flat No.301, Uma Nilayam Apartments, Green City, Eluru, Eluru District. 2. Smt. Bommireddipalli Phani Sree, W/o.Sasi Kumar, Aged about 52 years, R/o.Green City, Eluru, Eluru District. 3. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, At Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS Petition filed under Section 482 & 457 (New Section U/s. 528 & 503 of BNSS) of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the Vehicle i.e.. Swift Dzire ZXI car bearing Regd. No. y AP 39 LR 1224, which was seized by the investigating officer in Crime No. 232 of 2024 of Eluru-ll Town Police Station, Eluru District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri I V N RAJU ,Advocate for the Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.3 The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010109512025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2306/2025 Between; Bommireddy Palli Sasi Kumar ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND Bayyavarau Lavanya and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT{S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.1 VNRAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is challenging the order passed by the Special Court for Speedy Trial of Offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. 2. It is submitted that the learned judge has dismissed the application filed by the petitioner seeking release of the car bearing No.AP-39-LR-1224. The petitioner is working as a Warden in B.C.Welfare Hostel and has been arraigned as Accused No.1 in Crime No. 232 of 2024 on the file of Eluru-ll Town Police Station. It also submitted that the police, while investigating the case, have seized the car belonging to the petitioner, and the currently kept idle and not maintained on a regular basis. This may result in depreciation of its value and may also become un-useful over time if the is not maintained. same is same 3. Considering the same, this Court is inclined to set aside the order passed by the Speedy Trial of Offences Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, in Crl.M.P.No.150 of 2025 in Crime No.232 of 2024 of Eluru II Town Police Station. The car bearing No.AP-39-LR-1224 shall be released to the petitioner, subject to the petitioner furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- and a bank guarantee for an equal sum. The petitioner shall furnish the bank guarantee before the Speedy Trial of Offences Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and upon furnishing the same, the learned Judge may grant interim custody of the the petitioner, subject to the petitioner submitting an undertaking before the learned judge to appear as and when required for the purpose of trial. car to 4. With these observations, this Criminal Petition is disposed off. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Special Judge for Speedy trial of offences under POCSO Act 2012, West Godavari, Eluru. r 0 2. The Station House Officer, Eluru, II Town P.S., West Godavari District. 3. One CC to Sri. I V N Raju, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two GO'S to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies. KVSS vna HIGH COURT -V -■ DATED:05/03/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.2306 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION