APHC010102672026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1555/2026 Between: 1. CHINTA RAJASHEKHARA RAO, S/O CHINTA KOTESWARA RAOAGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 59-6-5KANCHUKOTA VARI STREET, GAYATRI NAGAR,VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P.,AMARAVATHI. ...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 grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in the event of his arrest in FIR No. 9 of 2026 dated 12.02.2026 on the file of Cyber Crime Police Station, NTR Commissionerate, Vijayawada, by directing his release on bail, and to pass such 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 may be pleased to grant interim bail order directing the respondent police not to arrest the petitioner in connection with in FIR No. 9 of 2026 dated 12.02.2026 on the file of Cyber Crime Police Station, NTR Commissionerate, Vijayawada, and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SUDHARSANA REDDY J Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1555/2026 ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the Petitioner/Accused seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.9 of 2026 on the file of Cyber Crime Police Station, NTR Commissionerate, Vijayawada for the offences under Sections 196(1)(a), 353(2) and 356(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Heard Sri P.Sasidhar Reddy, learned counsel representing Sri Sudharshan Reddy Jalla, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Sri P.Sasidhar Reddy, learned counsel representing Sri Sudharshan Reddy Jalla, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the offences alleged against the Petitioner are punishable with imprisonment for a period of less than seven years and Police may be directed to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35(3) of BNSS. 4. Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable with imprisonment below seven years. She further submits that Police have already issued notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS to the petitioner through post 3 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that recording the same, this petition may be disposed of. 6. In that view of the matter, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the concerned Police Authorities are directed to issue notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS to the petitioner in this matter and scrupulously follow the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1, which is reiterated in the recent judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil vs. CBI and another2. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:05.03.2026 Pmk 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 2 2026 INSC 115 4 122 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.1555 of 2026 Dt.05.03.2026 Pmk