APHC010087752026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1346/2026 Between: 1. NOORUNNISA BEGUM,, W/O LATE SHAIKSHAVALI, 6/900-F-2, BENCHI KOTTALA, NEAR GHOUSIA MASJID,GUNTAKAL, VTC GUNTAKAL,PO GUNTAKAL, SUB DISTRICT GUNTAKAL,DISTRICT ANANTHAPURAMU, ANDHRA PRADESH,PIN CODE 515801. (A1) 2. SHAIK MOHAMMED SHABBIR,, S/O LATE SHAIKSHAVALI, 6/900-F- 2, BENCHI KOTTALA, NEAR GHOUSIA MASJID,GUNTAKAL, VTC GUNTAKAL,PO GUNTAKAL, SUB DISTRICT GUNTAKAL,DISTRICT ANANTHAPURAMU, ANDHRA PRADESH,PIN CODE 515801. (A2) 3. SHAIK MOHAMMED SHAHID,, W/O LATE SHAIKSHAVALI, 6/900-F-2, BENCHI KOTTALA, NEAR GHOUSIA MASJID,GUNTAKAL, VTC GUNTAKAL,POGUNTAKAL, SUB DISTRICT GUNTAKAL,DISTRICT ANANTHAPURAMU, ANDHRA PRADESH,PIN CODE 515801. (A3) 4. ZEHRA BEE, W/O LATE PATHAN NAVAZ KHAN, 7/119, BHAGYANAGAR, GUNTAKAL, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 515801. (A5). ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP' BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATHI, THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SHO, GUNTAKAL I TOWN P.S. ANATHAPURAMDISTRICT. 2. SHAIK RESHMA, W/O MOHAMMED MEER ZULFIKAR, RESIDING AT D.NO. 7/319, NEAR BHAGYA NAGAR EDGA MASJID, GUNTAKAL TOWN ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 in Crime No.9 of 2026 on the file of on the file of the SHO, Guntakal I Town P.S. Anathapuram District and to release the Petitioner/Accused 1,2,3 & 5 herein in the event of their arrest in the interest of justice and pas Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. KAVATI NARESH Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5, to release them on bail in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No.9 of 2026 of I Town Police Station, Guntakal, Ananthapuram District. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that this Criminal Petition may be disposed of by giving protection to the Petitioners vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. Mr.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, would submit that the offences registered against the Petitioners are punishable with imprisonment less than seven years and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. Considering the submissions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of granting anticipatory bail to the Petitioners with the following; a. Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the investigation, in accordance with law. b. In the event of any coercive action sought to be taken against the Petitioners, concerned police authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of BNSS, which is pari materia to Section 41-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra), which was reiterated in the 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and anr2. c. The Petitioners shall not make or publish or disseminate any information, statement, or post whether in print, electronic or social media concerning the present crime. d. The Petitioners shall not indulge in similar nature of the alleged crime. Petitioners are at liberty to file a fresh petition as and when required, if any incriminating material is found against them during investigation. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 27.02.2026 Mjl/* 2. 2026 INSC 115 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Criminal Petition No. 1346 of 2026 27.02.2026 Mjl/*