nnnnnAPHC010005512026 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: 113/2026 Between: 1. CHETURVEDULA SRINIVAS, WRONGLY MENTIONED IN FIR AS CH. SREENIVAS S/O GOPALA KRISHNA MURTHY,AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS,R/O D.NO. 18-73/1, OLD LIBRARY STREET,NANDIGAMA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 521185 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Through Station House Officer, Nagayalanka Police Station, Krishna District Rep.by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. VELADI SAI SRI HARSHA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 113 of 2026 Order: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking anticipatory bail by the petitioner/accused No.2 in Crime No.103 of 2025 of Nagayalanka Police Station, Krishna District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 420 read with 34 IPC. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the accused No.1 who is retired A.O and Accused No.2 who is retired MPDO of Nagayalanka, both of them violated the prescribed norms and deliberately transferred funds pertaining to 15th Finance Commission Grant to the tune of Rs.59.17 lakhs with the active assistance of other accused. 3. Heard Sri Veladi Sai Sri Harsha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner herein is accused No.2 who is a retired MPDO. It is a case of misappropriation of funds. The allegation made against the petitioner herein is that he failed to observe to whom the amounts are being transferred through CFMS. Learned counsel would further submit that the computer operator has transferred amounts to his account and also to the third parties instead of transferring 3 amounts to the real beneficiaries through CFMS. Learned counsel would further submit that the petitioner has been suffering from severe health issues and hence, finally prays to allow the petition. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the investigation is not yet completed. The petitioner herein is accused No.2 who is retired MPDO of Nagayalanka, and he along with accused No.1 misappropriated 15th finance commission funds to an extent of 59.17 lakhs. The petitioner herein failed to check the vendors added in the CFMS portal and whom the vendor ID bank account is mapped resulting pecuniary loss to the public funds. 6. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the request of the petitioner cannot be considered at this juncture. There are no merits in the Criminal Petition for grant of bail to the petitioner. Hence, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 20.01.2026 ARB 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 113 of 2026 Date: 20.01.2026 ARB