APHC010011182026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Between: 1. MADASU NAGA DURGA PRASAD, S/O. MBBV LATE NANCHARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 KALAPATAM VILLAGE,P.G.LANKA POST, GUDURU MANDALAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT.AADHAR NO.3079 1498 1033 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. By its Public High Court at Amravati Police Station, Krishna Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased in Crime No.261/2025 on the file of Mudinepalli Police Station of Krishna District Dt.30-12-2025 for alleged offence under Sections.318(2) ; 347(1); 348; r/w 3(5) BNS in the event of arrest pending investigation and trail, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 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 may be pleased to grant interim bail to the petitioner/ proposed accused in in Crime No.261/2025 on the file of Mudinepalli Police Station of IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) , THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 283/2026 MADASU NAGA DURGA PRASAD, S/O. MBBV LATE NANCHARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45-YEARS,R/O. 1-86, RAMALAYA STREET, KALAPATAM VILLAGE,P.G.LANKA POST, GUDURU MANDALAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT.AADHAR NO.3079 1498 1033 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. By its Public Prosecutor, Amravati Through Station House Officer, Mudinepalli Station, Krishna District ...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 Court pleased to grant Anticipatory Bail Application in Crime No.261/2025 on the file of Mudinepalli Police Station of Krishna 2025 for alleged offence under Sections.318(2) ; 347(1); 348; r/w 3(5) BNS in the event of arrest pending investigation and trail, and Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to grant interim bail to the petitioner/ proposed accused in in Crime No.261/2025 on the file of Mudinepalli Police Station of IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA MADASU NAGA DURGA PRASAD, S/O. MBBV LATE NANCHARAIAH, 86, RAMALAYA STREET, KALAPATAM VILLAGE,P.G.LANKA POST, GUDURU MANDALAM, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED Prosecutor, Mudinepalli ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of to grant Anticipatory Bail Application in Crime No.261/2025 on the file of Mudinepalli Police Station of Krishna 2025 for alleged offence under Sections.318(2) ; 347(1); 348; r/w 3(5) BNS in the event of arrest pending investigation and trail, and Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to grant interim bail to the petitioner/ proposed accused in in Crime No.261/2025 on the file of Mudinepalli Police Station of 2 Krishna District Dt. 30-12-2025 for alleged offence under Sections.318(2); 347(1); 348; r/w 3(5) BNS, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. S SHANTI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 283 OF 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 No.1 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.261/2025 on the file of Mudinepalli Police Station of Krishna District, Dt.30- 12-2025 for offence punishable under Sections 318(2), 347(1), 348 r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). 2. The case of the prosecution is that, on 30.12.2025 at about 16:00 hrs at a Dhaba House bearing Door No.6/68/3, situated at Karam Mill Sandu, Mudinepalli Village, the ASI of Police along with another constable while on patrol duty found suspicious activity in the said premises and caught hold of the accused. Thereafter, they confessed that they are illegally manufacturing and selling adulterated engine oil. Hence the crime. 3. Heard Sri S.Shanti Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. Perused the record. 4 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by giving protection to the petitioner vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the petitioner are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. 6. Considering the submissions, this Criminal petition is disposed of, with the following; a. Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the investigation, in accordance with law. b. In the event of any coercive action sought to be taken against the petitioner, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of BNSS., [Section 41-A Cr.P.C] and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 23.01.2026 UPS 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 5 62 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 283 OF 2026 23.01.2026 UPS