APHC010002032026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 39/2026 Between: 1. KURUPUDI NAGA MOHANA RAO ALIAS KUDUPUDI NAGAMOHANA RAO, S/O NARASANNA K, AGE 60 YEARS,R/O C7/504, PWO HOUSING COMPLEX, SECTOR-43,GALLERIA DLF - IV, GURGOAN,HARYANA-122009 2. KADA SRINIVASARAO, S/O K.SURYARAO, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,R/O D.NO.3-20, VTC COLONY, PAMARRU MANDAL,PAMARRU, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. ILIA MURALI KRIHSNA, S/O ILIA VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA AGE 29 YEARSR/O 1-113, SRI RAMA NAGAR COLONY,HANUMAN TEMPLE,K.GANGAVARAM MANDALAM,VTC, PAMARRU-PO,DR. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 4. KADA SATYANARAYANA, S/O K.SURYARAO, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS,R/O D.NO.3-20, VTC COLONY, PAMARRU MANDAL,PAMARRU, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. BATTULA YEDUKONDALU, S/O CHANDRA RAO, AGE 58 ABOUT R/O 1-59, BHEEMA NAGAR,K. GAANGAVARAM, PEKERU,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTORTHROUGH S.H.O, PAMARRU POLICE STATION,DR. BR AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 2. MUTYALA MEHARBABA, S/O AADIYYAAGE 62 YEARSR/O 19-13-2, RATNAMPETA,RAMACHANDRAPURAMDR. BR AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 release the Petitioner/Accused No.1 to 5, on Anticipatory bail in the event of petitioners 1 to 5 arrest in connection with Crime No. 258 of 2025, dt. 16/11/2025on the file of Pamarru Police Station, Dr. B R Ambedkar Konaseema District, for the offences punishable under Section 329(3),303(2),351(2) r/w 3(5) BNS. and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. ABDUS SALEEM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: This instant Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the Petitioners/A.1 to A.5, to grant bail to them in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No.258 of 2025 of Pamarru Police Station, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 329(3), 303(2), 351(2) read wtih 3(5) BNS, 2023. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that as can be seen from the contents of the complaint lodged by the de facto complainant, there are civil disputes pending between the Petitioners and the unofficial respondent and that in that connection, civil suit is pending before the competent Civil Court. Further this Criminal Petition may be disposed of granting protection to the Petitioners vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, would submit that the offences registered against the Petitioners/A.1 to A.5 are punishable with imprisonment less than seven years and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. Considering the submissions made, this Criminal Petition is disposed of granting anticipatory bail to Petitioners /A.1 to A.5 with the following; a) Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the investigation, in accordance with law. 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 b) In the event of any coercive action sought to be taken against the Petitioners/A.1 to A.5, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of BNSS, which is pari materia to Section 41-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). c) Petitioner shall appear before the investigating agency as and when required till completion of investigation and shall co-operate with the investigating agency. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 20.01.2026 Mjl/* 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Criminal Petition No. 39 of 2026 20.01.2026 Mjl/*