APHC010350022025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7246/2025 Between: 1. DATIA DURGA RAO,, S O. VENKATAV, MALE, AGED 30 YEARS, ST KOYA, DAILY LABOUR, R O. LANKALAPALLI VILLAGE, JEELUGUMILLI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT ERNST WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI. 2. XXXXXXXX, RESPONDENT NO.2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT'S ORDER DATED 04.08.2025 IN I.A.NO.1 OF 2025 IN CRL.P.NO.7246 OF 2025. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 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 on Bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.47 2025 on the file of Jeelugumilli Police Station, in the interest of justice and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 implead the de-facto complainant as 2nd Respondent in CRLP No.7246 of 2025; who is made a 2 report to Jeelugumilli Police Station, Eluru District (Ernst West Godavari District) and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. GANDHAM SR PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. SRIMAN The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7246 of 2025 Order: The Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, 8the BNSS9), by the petitioner-accused, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.47/2025 of Jeelugumilli Police Station, Eluru District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the complainant on 20.05.2025 at 09.00 A.M., lodged report stating that she studied up to 10th class and dropped out of school and stayed at home and used to go for coolie works. The accused on 14.04.2024 called the complainant over phone and asked her to come to house of Panthulu Paparaju, where the accused made believed her to marry and performed sexual intercourse by employing deceitful words against to her will, as a result, she became pregnant. When the matter was informed to accused, he refused to marry and the complainant is seven months pregnant. 3. Heard Ms. Gandham S. R. Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. K. Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for State. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner was innocent and he is falsely implicated in the present crime. 4 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the allegations leveled against the petitioner are serious in nature and investigation is at nascent stage. 6. A perusal of the material on record would show that the petitioner had sexual intercourse by employing deceitful words to the victim, as a result, she became pregnant and subsequently, the petitioner refused to marry and that the victim gave birth to a male child. The accusations leveled against the petitioner are serious in nature and it is submitted by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that investigation is in progress and some more witnesses are to be examined. 7. In view of the nature of allegations and the fact that the investigation is at a nascent stage, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner at this stage. 8. Accordingly, Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 18.02.2026 ARB 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7246 of 2025 Date: 18.02.2026 ARB