APHC010058422026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 880/2026 Between: 1. D BALARAJA ALIAS BALU, AGED 31 YEARSS/O.BALARAJU,R/O.D.NO.1-61, UPPALAPADU VILLAGE, MUDIGUBBA MANDAL,SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Through SHO, Bathalapalli Police Station,Represented by its 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 Court pleased to direct the S.H.O., Bathalapalli Police Station, Sri Sathya Sai District, to release the Petitioner/A-5 on grant anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No. 158 of 2025 of Bathalapalli Police Station, Sri Sathya Sai District, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. YATTAPU BHARATH KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 880/2026 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 No.5 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.158 of 2025 of Bathalapalli Police Station, Sri Satya Sai District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 318(4) & 179 r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNS’). 2. Heard Mr. Yattapu Bharath Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr.K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by granting liberty to the Petitioner to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate and to move a regular bail application, and that a direction may be issued to dispose of the said application as expeditiously as possible. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the Petitioner/Accused No.5 to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned within one (01) week from the date of receipt of copy of this order, and move an appropriate application before the learned 3 Jurisdictional Court concerned. 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. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 12.02.2026. UPS 4 58 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 880/2026 12.02.2026 UPS