APHC010269872026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4296/2026 Between: 1. NIKHIL OMPRAKASH MALPANI, S/O. OMPRAKASH RAMKISANI MALPANIAGED ABOUT 35 YEARSR/O. FLAT NO.301, VYANKATESH II,WATHODA RING ROAD,SALSAR VIHAR COLONY,NEW DESHPAND LAYOUT,NAGPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA STATE.PIN-440035 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,REPRESENTED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICERKAKAINADA II TOWN POLICE STATION, KAKANADA DISTRICT THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF AP, AMARAVATI ...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 under Section 482 BNSS in the event of his arrest in Crime No. 265/2025 dated 07.10.2025 of Kakinada II Town Police Station 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 to grant interim anticipatory bail / interim 2 protection to the Petitioner in Crime No. 265/2025 dated 07.10.2025 of Kakainada II Town Police Station pending disposal of this petition Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. NEERAJA BATHINA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4296 OF 2026 ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity „the BNSS‟) by the petitioner/Accused, for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No. 265/2025 dated 07.10.2025 of Kakinada II Town Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2) and 318(4) r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNS”). 2. Heard Sri Neeraja Bathina, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing on behalf of the State. Perused the record. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State, on instructions, would submit that the police have already issued notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS to the petitioner. 5. Recording the submission made by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Consequently, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 08.05.2026. UPS 4 52 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4296 OF 2026 Dt: 08.05.2026 UPS