APHC010031122026 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: 464/2026 Between: 1. ANNINAYAR BAIJU BABU, S/O. ANNI NAYAR NRAYANA PILLE, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O.H.NO.81-5-R1, SWAMY NAGAR, KURNOOL. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,The High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...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 Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner/Accused in the event of his arrest in Crime No.421 of 2025, on the file of IV Town Police Station, Kurnool, Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. G MANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 464 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 for granting pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.421 of 2025 of IV Town Police Station, Kurnool, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 118(2) and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNS’). 2. Heard Mr.G.Mani Kumar, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Mr.K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent - State. 3. The brief case of the prosecution is that, on 27.12.2025 at about 17:00 hours, near Rajabhojanam Hotel on the Kurnool–Hyderabad Service Road, the petitioner/accused, on account of a petty quarrel, allegedly assaulted the de facto complainant with a stone, resulting in injuries, including the loss of two upper teeth. Based on the complaint, the present crime was registered and investigation commenced. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has not committed the alleged offence and that the incident, if any, occurred due to a sudden provocation and exchange of words without intention, and that the complaint does not disclose the ingredients of offences under Sections 118(2) and 351(2) of the BNS. 3 5. Mr. K. Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, would submit that investigation is not yet completed and that the injured is aged about 63 years and prays to dismiss the bail application. 6. Considering the submissions made and on perusal of the material available on record, as the investigation is not completed, this Court is not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner at this stage. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the Magistrate Court concerned within one (1) week and file an application for regular bail. 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 as expeditiously as possible. ___________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 03.02.2026 KA 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 464/2026 Date: 03.02.2026 KA