[3396] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX iPRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAl CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 387 OF 2026 ^ Between: Vemula Balaji, S/o. V. Anjaiah, aged about 48 years, R/o. D.No. 29-5-580, Flat No. 303, Srinivasa Apartment, Brodipet, Guntur District. Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court; of A.P., at Amaravati Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be please to enlarge the Petitioner on Anticipatory Bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No. 32 of 2026 on the file of the SHO, Nallapadu P.S. ,Guntur District. lA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant to grant interim anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused in Crime No. 32 of 2026 on the file of the SHO, Nallapadb P.S., Guntur District, Pending disposal of CRLP 387 of 2026, on the file of the High Court. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri VENKATA SUBBAIAH POGULA Advocate for the Petitioner and PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent, the Court made the following. i APHC010026172026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] 9 WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 387/2026 Between: VEMULA BALAJI, S/O. V. ANJAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/0. D.NO.29-5-580, FLAT NO. 303, SRINIVASA APARTMENT, BRODIPET,GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P., AT AMARAVATI ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1 .VENKATA SUBBAIAH POGULA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR « The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023^ has been filed by the Petitioner / Accused No.3, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.32 of 2026 on the file of Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur District, which is registered for the offence under Section 108 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023^. 2. Heard Sri Venkata Subbaiah Pogula, learned counsel for the Petitioner / Accused No.3 and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for Gtate / Respondent. \ / In short‘BNSS’ ^ In short‘BNS’ 1 2 Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that investigation is 3. pending in this case for Post Mortem and RFSL reports. It is further submitted that Accused Nos.1 and 2 were arrested and are in judicial custody. Learned counsel would submit that the Petitioner herein is an Advocate, who is the counsel for Accused No.1, who is the wife of the deceased. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed the petition and would submit that three criminal cases are pending against the Petitioner. There are no grounds to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner at this stage. ^Considering the submissions made and on a perusal of the material placed on record, since the case has been lodged against the Petitioner while discharging his functions as an Advocate, in the light of the stage of the investigation, it is desirable to release the Petitioner on anticipatory bail. In that view, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed granting anticipatory bail to the Petitioner / Accused No.3, on the following conditions: The Petitioner / Accused No.3 shall appear before the concerned Magistrate Court, within two weeks from today and shall furnish personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum eech, to the satisfaction of concerned Magistrate Court; 4. 5. 6. (i) The Petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and appear before (ii) the Police as and when directed to furnish any information. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. SD/-M.SURYANADHA REDDY JOINT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Nallapadu Police Station, Guntur District 2. One CC to SRI. VENKATA SUBBAIAH POGULA Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 4. One spare copy 1 i HIGH COURT DR.VJP.J DATED:28/01/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.387 of 2026 ALLOWED ‘/O ^' r-n cn a:: ■n«.s> ?Sd5>