1 APHC010013652026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 250/2026 Between: 1. THATIKONDA NAGARAJU, AGED 46 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST,S/O LATE T.SUNKANNA,R/O.D.NO.19-4-393/4, BINDELA COLONY,GOOTY ROAD, ANANTAPURAMU CITY DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. Arun Showri Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 250 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.192 of 2025 of B.K.Samudram Police Station, Ananthapuram District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 109(1), 324(4) read with 3(5) of BNS. 2. Heard Mr.G.Arun Showri, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Mr.K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. The case of the prosecution in brief is that on 18.10.2025 at about 9.30 a.m., on Gooty-Tadakaleru Bridge, Ananthapuramu Bukkarayasamudram Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, the accused due to ill-feelings picked-up a quarrel with the complainant’s nephew-Mahesh @ Guna and attacked him with sticks and stones and beat him severely, causing bleeding injuries on his head, bruises on his back, and blood oozing from his nose and ears. Immediately, the complainant and Jayamma rushed to the spot and took the injured to Ananthapuramu Government Hospital and admitted him for 3 treatment. The injured is in a condition that he is unable to speak. Based on the complaint of complainant, the present crime was registered. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioner herein is Accused No.1 and that no specific overt acts are attributed to him in the present matter. It is further submitted that the investigation might have been completed. The learned counsel would further submit that the petitioner is falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel would further submit that the petitioner is ready and willing to furnish sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court to secure his presence for the purpose of investigation. 5. Mr. K. Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, would submit that the investigation is at nascent stage, and vehemently oppose the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances, the gravity and nature of the allegations levelled against the Petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner/ Accused No.1. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, as per the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.1, liberty is granted to the petitioner/accused No.1 to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned within one (01) week from the date of receipt of copy of this order, and move an appropriate application before the learned 4 Jurisdictional Court concerned. The learned Jurisdictional Court concerned is directed to dispose of the said application in accordance with law, on its own merits by giving due and sufficient opportunity to the learned Public Prosecutor concerned, and pass appropriate orders within a reasonable time without any further delay. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. ___________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 03.02.2026 S D P 5 79 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 250 OF 2026 03.02.2026 W S D P