APHC010091172026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] SATURDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1418/2026 Between: 1. SHAIK CHAND BASHA, S/O SHAIK LALU PEERA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O 11/298, GADDA STREET, MYDUKUR, KADAPA DISTRICT. 2. SHAIK SHOUKATHALI,, S/O S. MOHAMMAD, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS. FORMER MINISTER, R/O 13/186-1, SAINATHAPURAM, MYDUKUR, KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. KAREEMUN,, W/O SHAIK MADDAR VALI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O GADDA STREET, MYDUKUR, KADAPA. 4. PULA VENKATA SUBBAIAH,, S/O VENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O 14-33-2, SAINATHAPURAM, MYDUKUR, KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI, THROUGH S.H.O., MYDUKUR (U/G) P.S, Y.S.R. DISTRICT. ...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 may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused on bail in the event of their arrest by the Respondent 2 Mydukur (U/G) Police Station, Y.S.R. Kadapa District in Crime No. 22/2026 dated 05.02.2026 IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 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 may be pleased to grant interim bail to the Petitioners/Accused by directing the Respondent Mydukur (U/G) Police Station, Y.S.R. Kadapa District in Crime No. 02/2026 dated 05.02.2026 till final adjudication of the criminal petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. P M MITHILESHWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1418/2026 ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity „the BNSS‟) by the petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 4, for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.22/2026 dated 05.02.2026 of Mydukur (U/G) Police Station, Y.S.R. Kadapa District, for the offence punishable under Sections 118(1) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNS”). 2. The case of the prosecution is that the de facto complainant submitted a report stating that on 03.02.2026 at about 01:30 PM, near the Masjid on Badvel Road, the complainant confronted A1 regarding the outstanding balance from a chit fund amount which had been pending for nearly a year. In response, A1 abused the complainant in vulgar language and threw a stone at the complainant‟s leg, causing a swelling injury. Subsequently, A2 to A4 joined A1 and participated in the assault. Basing on the said report, the present crime has been registered. 3. Heard Sri P.M.Mithileshwara Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. Perused the record. 4 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the 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. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the petitioners are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. 6. Considering the submissions, this Criminal petition is disposed of, 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 further directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of BNSS., [Section 41-A Cr.P.C] and the guidelines laid down by the Hon‟ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). c. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 shall make themselves available for investigation and shall cooperate with the investigating officer for further investigation. 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 5 Consequently, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 07.03.2026 UPS 6 70 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1418 OF 2026 Dt: 07.03.2026 UPS