APHC010278452025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5760/2025 Between: 1. POTHAKAMURI BENADICT XAVIER, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O. SUNDAR RAJA. 2. POTHAKAMURI JOSEPH SARATH BALA RAJA,, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O. SUNDAR RAJA. 3. POTHAKAMURI MARIA ROJUALU,, AGED 74 YEARS, W/O. SUNDAR RAJA, ALL ARE R/O. D. NO. 7-159/46, NEERAJA NILAYAM RAVIPADU, NARASARAOPET TOWN AND MANDAL, PALNADU DIST., A.P. - 522603. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF A P, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, THROUGH NARASARAOPET RURAL P.S PALNADU DISTRICT. 2. SRI DR LOKESH VUYYURU, S/O. (LATE) SRI V.V. KRISHNAIAH, 2121, 1ST STREET, SOUTH WEST, PH-19, WASHINGTON DC.20024, U.S. (TEMPORARILY R/O.H.NO.2-165A, VENKATAPALEM, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DIST, AMARAVATHI, AP, PIN.522503. RESPONDENT NO.2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT'S ORDER DATED 06.08.2025 IN I.A.NO.1 OF 2025 IN CRL.P.NO.5760 OF 2025. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. VARUN BYREDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. P V A PADMANABHAM 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed seeking to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioners / Accused Nos.1, 3 and 4, in connection with Crime No.14 of 2025 on the file of Narasaraopeta Rural Police Station, Palnadu District, which is registered for the offences under Sections 318(4), 318(2), 336(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 316(2), 51, 61(2) read with 190 of BNS. 2. Heard Sri Varun Byreddy, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for State/Respondent. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the petition may be disposed of by giving liberty to the Petitioners to file a fresh application before the District Court. It is further submitted that the interim protection, which was given by this Court may be extended for three more weeks to enable the Petitioners to approach the District Court for filing a petition. 4. Sri P.V.A.Padmanabham, learned counsel for Respondent No.1 would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. It is further submitted that, let there be a direction to the concerned Court to take a view on its own merits of the case. 5. Considering the submissions made the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The interim protection given to the Petitioners by this Court is extended for a period of three (03) weeks. Petitioners are at liberty to move fresh application before the jurisdictional Court. The learned jurisdictional Judge is directed to dispose of the petition according to law on its own merits, 3 uninfluenced by the interim protection given by this Court. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything touching the merits of the case. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:11.02.2026 Note: Issue C.C today B/o. Dinesh 4 THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5760 of 2025 DATE:11.02.2026 Dinesh