APHC010028092026 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: 416/2026 Between: 1. GOLLA VENKAT RAMANA ALIAS VENKATARAMUDU,, S/O GOLLA THIPPANNA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O D.NO.7-142, GOWRAYYA KOTTALU, BUKKARAYA SAMUDRAM MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT - 515701 2. PAMULA ANJANEYULU ALIAS BASU., S/O PAMULA THIPPANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O D.NO.7-142, GOWRAYYA KOTTALU, BUKKARAYA SAMUDRAM MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT - 515701 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by SHO, Bukkaraya Samudram P.S, through Public Prosecutor, 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 Courtpleased to enlarge the Petitioners/ Accused No.2.4 on Anticipatory Bail in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime.No.66/2025 dt.31.03.2025 on the file of Bukkaraya Samudram Police Station, Ananthapuram District, during the pendency of the enquiry and trial and pass 2 Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. MANDALI CHIRANJEEVI BABU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 416 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 Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 4 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.66 of 2025 of Bukkaraya Samudram Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Section 118(2) read with Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNS’). 2. Heard Mr.Mandali Chiranjeevi Babu, the learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Mr.K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent - State. 3. The case of the prosecution in brief is that due to family disputes, the petitioners along with other accused beat the de facto complainant, assaulted his wife and his son with hands, legs and sticks and thereby caused bleeding injuries to them. Based on the complaint given by the de facto complainant, the present crime was registered. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that no specific overt acts are attributed to the petitioners. The present case has been falsely foisted only due to family disputes. Learned counsel would further submit that the de facto complainant having personal grudge and rivalry with the accused, has 4 lodged the complaint implicating the petitioners herein, and therefore, prays that pre-arrest bail be granted to the petitioners. 5. Mr. K. Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, would submit that investigation is at nascent stage and the involvement of petitioners herein in the alleged offence is clearly made out. Hence, prays to dismiss the bail application. 6. Considering the submissions made and on perusal of the material available on record, the presence of the petitioners at the scene of offence cannot be ruled out in the light of the specific overt acts to the petitioners herein and the investigation is at a nascent stage. Hence, this is not a fit case to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners at this stage. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioners are 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 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 416/2026 Date: 03.02.2026 KA