APHC010118892026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Between: 1. MUKIRI ANIL KUMARI, W/O. JACOB PAUL, AGED 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT D. NO. 5 NIDUBROLU, GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH MOBILE NO. 8074737493. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court Buildings, Amaravathi. 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 petitioner/A3 on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest in Crime No. 37/2026 on the file of Ponnur Town Police Station, Guntur District, in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. BANDARU RADHIKA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1816/2026 MUKIRI ANIL KUMARI, W/O. JACOB PAUL, AGED 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT D. NO. 5-13-15, NIDUBROLU (KYABIN PET), VTC NIDUBROLU, GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH MOBILE NO. 8074737493. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court Buildings, 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 iminal Petition, the High Courtmay be pleased to enlarge the petitioner/A3 on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest in Crime No. 37/2026 on the file of Ponnur Town Police Station, Guntur District, in the interest of justice tioner/accused: Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA MUKIRI ANIL KUMARI, W/O. JACOB PAUL, AGED 51 YEARS, 15, NIDUBROLU (KYABIN PET), VTC NIDUBROLU, GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 522124, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, ...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 iminal Petition, the High Courtmay be pleased to enlarge the petitioner/A3 on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest in Crime No. 37/2026 on the file of Ponnur Town Police Station, Guntur District, in the interest of justice 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1816 OF 2026 ORDER : This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner/A3 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.37 of 2026 on the file of Ponnuru Town Police Station, Guntur District which was registered for the offence under Sections 120b, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short “IPC”). 2. The case of the de facto complainant, in brief, is that she is a resident of Cabinpeta, Ponnur Town, and an account holder of the Geetha DWACRA Group at Andhra Bank, Inturi Village. It is alleged that Naga Sandhya, working as a DWACRA Group RP, formed seven DWACRA groups during 2022–2023 by gathering illiterate women and opened bank accounts in their names, while retaining the ATM cards and passbooks with herself. 3. It is further alleged that when the complainant refused to allow loans in her name, Naga Sandhya, along with the other accused, conspired together, forged the signatures of the women, and obtained loans from various banks. The complainant came to know about the same only after receiving bank notices stating that loans of ₹60,000/- 3 from Chaitanya Bank and Rs.50,000/- from GDCC Bank were taken in her name. It was also revealed that loans of about Rs.45,00,000/- were obtained in the names of other women. On receipt of the report, the case was registered. 4. Heard Smt.Bandaru Radhika, learned Counsel for the Petitioner/A3 and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor brought to the notice of the Court that this petition is anticipatory bail application filed directly before this Court. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that this Court may pass appropriate orders in these matters. 7. Considering the submissions made, and as rightly pointed out by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that this petition is filed directly before this Court for proper adjudication of the issue, it is apposite to dispose of the present petition by granting protection to the petitioner for a period of three (03) weeks. Meanwhile, the petitioner may approach the District Court by filing appropriate applications seeking anticipatory bail. The learned Judge may take a decision in the matter as expeditiously as possible. Till such time, the concerned police are directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner. The 4 learned Judge shall take a decision without being influenced by any observations made by this Court. 8. With the above directions, this Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ___________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 18.03.2026. KKV 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 18 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1816 OF 2026 Dt:18.03.2026 KKV