APHC010224552026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3462/2026 Between: ANNI NAYAR BAIJU BABU, S/O. ANN NAYAR NARAYANA PILLE, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARSRESIDENT OF H.NO.81-5-R1, SWAMY NAGAR, KURNOOL. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, The SHO of IV Town Police Station, KurnoolRep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. ...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 to the Petitioner/Accused in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No.421 of 2025, on the file of IV Town Police Station, Kurnool, registered for the offences punishable under section 118(2) and 351(2) of the BNS, 2023 by exercising power under section 482 of BNSS, 2023, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: ELURU SESHA MAHESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed seeking to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner/ Accused, in connection with Crime No.421 of 2025 on the file of IV 2 Town Police Station, which is registered for the offences under Sections 118(2) and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that: On 27.12.2025 at about 05.00 p.m., near Rajabhojanam Hotel situated in Kurnool-Hyderabad Service Road, the petitioner, on account of petty quarrel, assaulted the defacto complainant with a stone, resulted grievous injury to the defacto complainant. 3. Heard Sri Eluru Sesha Mahesh Babu, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for State / Respondent. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the Petitioner is innocent and he did not commit any offence. He further submits that material part of the investigation is already completed. It is contended that the petitioner has fixed residence, and there is no possibility of absconding or tampering with evidence. Hence, prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioners. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the injuries sustained by the defacto complainant is grievous in nature and that there are no change of circumstances from the date of dismissal of earlier bail application. Hence, prayed for dismissal of the petition. 6. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel and on perusal of the material placed before this Court, the nature of injuries sustained by the defacto complainant are grievous in nature including loss 3 of two upper teeth and that no change of circumstances from the date of dismissal of the earlier application. In view of the above circumstances, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:04.05.2026 KRS 4 THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3462 of 2026 DATE:04.05.2026 KRS