APHC010199172026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2990/2026 Between: 1. ULASALA RACHANA, D/O SHRI SOLMON RAJU, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,R/O. 40-126, PITCHAIAH STREET, FAKIRGUDEM, LABBIPETA,VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THOUGH SHO, CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to enlarge the petitioner/Accused on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No. 58/2026 on the file of Cyber Crime Police Station Visakhapatnam, during the pendency of inquiry and trial, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. CHATRATI RADHA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2990/2026 ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the petitioner/Accused, for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.58/2026 on the file of Cyber Crime Police Station Visakhapatnam, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1),316(4),318(4) r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’). 2. Heard Sri Chatrati Radha Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record. 4. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that they have already issued notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS., in this matter. Despite the same, they did not choose to appear. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that an opportunity may be given to the petitioner to appear before the police and cooperate with the investigation. 6. Recording the above submissions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of with the following: 3 a. The petitioner is at liberty to appear before the Investigating Officer in pursuance of the notice issued under Section 35(3) of the BNSS and cooperate with the investigation. b. The petitioner shall furnish all relevant information and material documents, if any, to the Investigating Officer for the purpose of investigation. c. The Investigating Officer is directed to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35(3) of the BNSS and the guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar 1 in accordance with law. Consequently, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 23.04.2026. UPS 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 4 61 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2990 OF 2026 Dt: 23.04.2026 UPS