APHC010063622026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 973/2026 Between: 1. UDAY KUMAR, S/O GURUNATH AGE 23 YEARS, OCC PRIVATE EMPLOYEE R/O 17-8-40, BAPUJI NAGAR HINDUPUR, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, By Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh 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 Courtmay be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.5 on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Cr.No.l75 of 2024 on the file of Hindupur II Town Police Station: Sri Sathya Sai District Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. N CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY 2 Dr.VJP,J CRL.P.NO.973 OF 2026 Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 3 Dr.VJP,J CRL.P.NO.973 OF 2026 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 973/2026 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 in Crime No.175 of 2024 on the file of Hindupur II Town Police Station, Sri Sathya Sai District. 2. Heard Sri N.Chandra Sekhar Reddy, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner may be permitted to dispose of the present petition with a liberty to surrender before the concerned Magistrate Court and move a regular bail application. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned within a period 4 Dr.VJP,J CRL.P.NO.973 OF 2026 of three (03) days from this day, and move an appropriate application before the learned 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: 16.02.2026 LSP