APHC010089892026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Between: 1. ADLA SANTHOSH,, S/O. A. RAMESH, AGED 34 YEARS R/O. 10 119/B, ALTAFNAGAR, NEAR AWARE HOSPITAL, LINGOJI GUDA, SAROORNAGAR, RR DISTRICT, TELANGANA 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. PROSECUTOR, THROUGH SHO, YADIKI POLICE STATION ANANTAPURAM DISTRICT, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in t Criminal Petition, the High of Petitioner's arrest in Crime No. 88 of 2025 dated 20.05.2025 on the file of Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuramu District in the interest of Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. VARUN BYREDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) , THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1397/2026 ADLA SANTHOSH,, S/O. A. RAMESH, AGED 34 YEARS R/O. 10 119/B, ALTAFNAGAR, NEAR AWARE HOSPITAL, LINGOJI GUDA, SAROORNAGAR, RR DISTRICT, TELANGANA - 500 079. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, THROUGH SHO, YADIKI POLICE STATION ANANTAPURAM DISTRICT, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 in the event of Petitioner's arrest in Crime No. 88 of 2025 dated 20.05.2025 on the file of Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuramu District in the interest of Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] DAY OF FEBRUARY THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA ADLA SANTHOSH,, S/O. A. RAMESH, AGED 34 YEARS R/O. 10-4- 119/B, ALTAFNAGAR, NEAR AWARE HOSPITAL, LINGOJI GUDA, 500 079. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, THROUGH SHO, YADIKI POLICE STATION ANANTAPURAM DISTRICT, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS he Memorandum of Grounds of to grant anticipatory bail in the event of Petitioner's arrest in Crime No. 88 of 2025 dated 20.05.2025 on the file of Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuramu District in the interest of justice 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1397/2026 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 in Crime No. 88 of 2025 dated 20.05.2025 on the file of Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuramu District, for offence punishable under Sections 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). 2. Heard Sri Varun Byreddy, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. Perused the record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by giving protection to the petitioner vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the petitioner are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 5. 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 Petitioner, concerned police authorities are 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). ___________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 20.02.2026. NOTE: ISSUE CC TODAY, B/O. UPS 4 25 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1397/2026 20.02.2026 NOTE: ISSUE CC TODAY, B/O. UPS