APHC010515292024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.7720 & 8313 OF 2024 Criminal Petition No.7720 of 2024 Between: BATHAPUDI RAJENDRA KUMAR, S/O RAJARAO, D.NO. 8-3, MANDADAM, GUNTUR. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF AP, THROUGH S.H.O., THULLURU P.S, GUNTUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. CHIRANJEEVI TANIKONDA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: Criminal Petition No.8313 of 2024 Between: NANDIGAM SURESH BABU, S/O. POUL, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. EX. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, R/O. UDDANDRA5MNIPALEM, THULIUM MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. BUGULU SREETEJA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 COMMON ORDER: The instant Criminal Petitions are filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the Petitioners seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime Nos.229 of 2024 and 66 of 2023 respectively on the file of Thulluru Police Station, Guntur District. 2. Heard Sri Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri B.Sreeteja, learned counsel for the Petitioner in Crl.P.No.8313 of 2024 and Sri K.Divakara Reddy, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Tanikonda Chiranjeevi, learned counsel for the Petitioner in Crl.P.No.7720 of 2024 and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for State. 3. Learned Senior Counsel in both the petitions, would submit that, initially a case in Crime No.66 of 2023 has been registered for the offences under Sections 294, 323 and 427 read with 34 IPC. It is further submitted that, 19 months thereafter, another case in Crime No.229 of 2024 for the offences under 341, 143, 147, 307, 427 read with 149 IPC has been registered on the very same incident. Learned Senior Counsel would further submit that, the Petitioner in Crl.P.No.8313 of 2024 approached the Court by filing Crl.P.No.7706 of 2024 seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.229 of 2024 on the file of Thulluru Police Station, wherein, a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide Order dated 03.12.2024 closed the petition recording the submission that Crime No.229 of 2024 is merged with Crime No.66 of 2023 and thereby the present application is filed since Section 307 IPC is added after 19 months in this case. Learned Senior Counsel would finally submit that the Petitioners 3 are ready to furnish sureties to the satisfaction of the Court. Hence, prayed for grant of anticipatory bail to the Petitioners. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the investigation is not completed and so far, four witnesses are examined. It is further submitted that the victim did not suffer any bleeding injury. It is submitted that the subsequent case i.e., Crime No.229 of 2024 was registered on the complaint which was received through Registered Post from the Complainant. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would finally submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made and on perusal of the material on record, in the absence of any injuries to the victim in this matter, these Criminal Petitions are disposed of with the following; a. Investigating Officer is at liberty to complete the investigation, in accordance with law. b. In the event of any coercive action sought to be taken against the Petitioners, concerned Police Authorities are directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of BNSS and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1, which is reiterated in in Satender Kumar Antil vs. CBI and another2. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:10.02.2026 Note: Issue C.C today Dinesh 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 2 2026 INSC 115 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.7720 & 8313 OF 2024 Dt.10.02.2026 Dinesh