APHC010066662026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1016/2026 Between: A. RAVI KUMAR, S/O.RAGHAVA RAO AGED 51 YEARS, OCC ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME OFFICER MNREGS MPDO OFFICE, V.KOTA CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, STATION HOUSE OFFICER,V.KOTA URBAN POLICE STATION, CHITTOOR DISTRICTREP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTORHIGH COURT OF A.P., AMARAVATI ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. D KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 of BNSS has been filed by the Petitioner / Accused No.1 seeking to grant anticipatory bail to him in connection with Crime No.11 of 2026 on the file of V.Kota UPS, Chittoor for the offences under Sections 318(4), 336(2), 316(5), 340(2) and 61(2) read with 3(5) of BNS. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri D.Kodandarami Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that they intend to withdraw 2 the petition and a liberty may be given to the Petitioner to file fresh application before the concerned Court and protection may also be given till filing of such an application. 3. Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 4. In that view of the matter, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Petitioner is at liberty to file fresh application before the concerned Court within a period of one week from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Till such time, Police are directed not to take any coercive steps against the Petitioner in the present crime. On filing of such application, the learned Judge make take a decision according to law on its own merits without there being any influence on the protection given to the Petitioner till the interregnum period. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:23.02.2026 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.1016 of 2026 Dt.23.02.2026 Dinesh