APHC010061752026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 928/2026 Between: 1. G VENKATESH, S/O G.A. SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O D.NO.12-136/1,BASAVANNAKATTA STREET, NEWPET, PAIAMANER TOWN MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, NELAPADU, AMARAVATHI ...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 Grant Anticipatory Bail to the Petitioner/Accused and direct the Station House Officer, Rallabuduguru Police Station, Chittoor District to enlarge the bail in the event of arresting the Petitioner/Accused in Crime No.1 of 2026 on the file of the Rallabuduguru Police Station, Chittoor District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. P V VENKATA RAVI SANKAR and Dr. P.B Reddy Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 928/2026 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 of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.1 of 2026 of Rallabuduguru Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 318(4) and 316(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNS’). 2. Heard Mr. P.V.Venkata Ravi Sankar, 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 concerned 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, this Criminal Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the Petitioner/Accused 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: 17.02.2026. UPS 4 189 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 928/2026 17.02.2026 UPS