APHC010038552026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 575/2026 Between: 1. BOYA CHANDRA SEKHAR ALIAS BOTTU SEKHAR ALIAS BOYA SEKHAR, S/O. BOYA SRINIVASULU, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,RESIDING AT D.NO.13-191-C, VALMIKI NAGAR,GUNTAKAL, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ATHIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI, ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. V NITESH Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed seeking to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner / Accused, in connection with Crime No.175 of 2025 on the file of Prohibition & Excise Station, Guntakal, Anantapuramu District, which is registered for the offences under Sections 7(A) read with 8(E) of A.P.Prohibition Act, 1995. 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 18.10.2025 at about 9.30 a.m., during the raids conducted by the Sub-Inspector of Police, 2 Guntakal along with their staff, while proceeding at Valmiki Nagar, Guntakal Town, they found the Petitioner and on seeking them, he tried to flee away from the spot. The Police caught him and found two liters of water bottle containing 2 liters of ID liquor. They seized the same under the cover of special report and registered the present crime against the Petitioner. 3. Heard Sri V.Nitesh, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for State/Respondent. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the Petitioner is falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the Petitioner has not committed any offence much less the alleged offence. Learned counsel would further submit that the material part of the investigation is completed. Petitioner is ready to furnish sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the Court. Hence, prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed the petition and would submit that there are specific allegations against the Petitioner in the commission of the alleged offence. The case is under investigation for examination of some more witnesses. No case is made out to grant anticipatory bail at this stage. 6. Considering the submissions made, and on perusal of the material placed on record, this Court finds that prima facie allegations are made out against the Petitioner for the alleged offences. In view of the accusations made against the Petitioner and the stage of the investigation, this Court is 3 not inclined to exercise discretion under Section 482 of BNSS. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is dismissed. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:11.02.2026 Dinesh 4 THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No.575 of 2026 DATE:11.02.2026 Dinesh