APHC010107452026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: Between: 1. SHAIK YALAVARTHIPATI SAIDHA, S/O HASSAN BUDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARSOCCUPATION AGRICULTURE SARPANCH,R/O MADALA VILLAGE, MUPPALLA MANDAL,PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. SHAIK YALAVARTHIPATI KHASIM, S/O HASSAN BUDA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARSOCCUPATION AGRICULTURE,R/O MADALA VILLAGE, MUPPALLA MANDAL,PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.Through Station House Officer,Muppalla Police Station,Palnadu District, Andhra Pradesh, 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 Courtmay be pleased to enlarge the petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 and 2 on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No. 144 of 2025 dated 24.10.2025 on the file of Muppalla Police Station, Palnadu District, on such terms and conditi Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice, and personal liberty. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1644/2026 SHAIK YALAVARTHIPATI SAIDHA, S/O HASSAN BUDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARSOCCUPATION AGRICULTURE SARPANCH,R/O MADALA VILLAGE, MUPPALLA MANDAL,PALNADU DISTRICT, SHAIK YALAVARTHIPATI KHASIM, S/O HASSAN BUDA, AGED YEARSOCCUPATION AGRICULTURE,R/O MADALA VILLAGE, MUPPALLA MANDAL,PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.Through Station Officer,Muppalla Police Station,Palnadu District, Andhra ...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 he High Courtmay be pleased to enlarge the petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 and 2 on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No. 144 of 2025 dated 24.10.2025 on the file of Muppalla Police Station, Palnadu District, on such terms and conditions as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice, and personal liberty. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA SHAIK YALAVARTHIPATI SAIDHA, S/O HASSAN BUDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARSOCCUPATION AGRICULTURE SARPANCH,R/O MADALA VILLAGE, MUPPALLA MANDAL,PALNADU DISTRICT, SHAIK YALAVARTHIPATI KHASIM, S/O HASSAN BUDA, AGED YEARSOCCUPATION AGRICULTURE,R/O MADALA VILLAGE, MUPPALLA MANDAL,PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.Through Station Officer,Muppalla Police Station,Palnadu District, Andhra ...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 he High Courtmay be pleased to enlarge the petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 and 2 on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No. 144 of 2025 dated 24.10.2025 on the file of Muppalla ons as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice, and personal liberty. 2 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 protection to the Petitioners by directing the respondent police not to arrest them in relation to Crime No. 144 of 2025 dated 24.10.2025 on the file of Muppalla Police Station, Palnadu District, Andhra Pradesh pending disposal of this Criminal Petition, and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. Sudharsana Reddy J Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1644/2026 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 & 2 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with in Crime No.144 of 2025 dated 24.10.2025 on the file of Muppalla Police Station, Palnadu District. 2. Heard Sri Sudharsana Reddy.J, learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Sri K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petition may be disposed of with a liberty to surrender before the concerned Magistrate Court and move a regular bail application. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate Orders. 5. Considering the submissions made, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioners are at liberty to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned within a period of three (03) days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order, and move an appropriate application before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned. The learned Jurisdictional Court concerned is directed to dispose of the said application in accordance with law, on its own merits by giving due and sufficient opportunity to the learned 4 Public Prosecutor concerned, and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ___________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 06.03.2026. KKV 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO:1644/2026 Dt: 06.03.2026 KKV