APHC010023092026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 354/2026 Between: 1. PALISETTY PRAVEEN KUMAR,, S/O. NARAYANA RAO, AGED 32 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. D.NO.48-19-7E, BLACK AND WHITE HOUSE, SRI RAMACHANDRA NAGAR, BESIDE GANDHI TOWERS, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R. DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, PIN CODE 520008. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, Pin Code 522237 ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. MADHU SUDHAN P Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 354 of 2026 ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by the Petitioner/Accused No.1 for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.152 of 2025 of III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 143(3), 144(2) read with 3(5) of BNS and Sections 3(1), 4(1) and 5(1)(a) of the PIT Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 17.07.2025, the Sub- Inspector of III Town P.S. received information about running of brothel house at D.No.10-50-11/6/5, 3rd Floor, Snehandra Building. Mini Thai Spa, Beside Laddu Gopal Building, Waltair Main Road, Visakhapatnam. The Respondent- Police along with mediators rushed to the scene of offence and found Accused No.2, who is the Manager of the said Mini Thai Spa and came to know that Accused No.1 was running the said brothel house by securing young women girls on the pretext of beauticians and massage therapist and sent them to the customers for the purpose of prostitution and living with illegal earnings. While Accused No.3 was receiving massage by wearing towel. Accused No.3 paid Rs. 10,000/- for both massage and sexual services through PhonePe and went into the room, while one lady Mannat Khureshi was massaging Accused No.3. Then the complainant arrested Accused No.2 3 and who is the Manager and Accused No.3 is the Customer and rescued five victims and seized two cellphones from the possession of Accused No.2 and one cellphone from possession of A3 as per the contents of report. 3. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the Respondent-State. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that basing on the confessional statement of A2, the name of the petitioner/accused No.1 is figured in the present crime. Learned counsel would further submit that the petitioner is innocent and he is ready to furnish sureties to the satisfaction of the Court. Learned counsel finally prays to allow the petition. 5. Per contra, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the petition by stating that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required in this matter and the investigation is at a nascent stage and therefore, the petitioner herein does not deserve for anticipatory bail and hence, prays for dismissal of the petition. 6. Considering the submissions made and on perusal of the material on record, it is noticed that a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 10.09.2025 in Crl.P.No.9086 of 2025 dismissed the earlier anticipatory application of the petitioner. To entertain the present anticipatory bail application of the petitioner, there is no change of circumstances from the date of dismissal of the earlier bail application. The allegation made against the petitioner/A1 is that he was running a brothel house by securing young women 4 on the pretext of employing them as beauticians and massage therapists, and sending them to customers for the purpose of prostitution, thereby living on illegal earnings. In the said facts of the case, it is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date:27.01.2026 Asr 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO:354 of 2026 27.01.2026 Asr