1 APHC010626442025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12033/2025 Between: 1. DASARI KRANTHI ALIAS RAMA RAO, S/O VENKATA RAMANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS,R/O. ASHOK NAGAR, GUDUR TOWN, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KANDALERU POLICE STATION,REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVATHI. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. C SUBODH Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12033 OF 2025 ORDER:- The instant petition under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2024 (for short ‘BNSS’) read with Sections 437 and 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’), has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.2, seeking regular bail in Cr.No.16 of 2025 on the file of Kandaleru Police Station, SPSR Nellore District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(2), 140(1), 61(2), 238, 49 of BNS and Section 67 (a) of IT Act, 2000-2008. 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that it is a case of murder. The defacto complainant lodged a report on 17.05.2025, stating that on 16.05.2025 at about 05:00 A.M., his father left home for their shop. At about 10:30 P.M. on the same day, the deceased telephoned the complainant’s mother and informed her that he would be returning home for meals. However, he did not return thereafter. The complainant and other family members searched for the deceased throughout the night, but his whereabouts could not be traced. On 17.05.2025 at about 08:30 A.M., while continuing the search, they found the dead body of the deceased lying on the left side of the road near the culvert within the limits of Bativally village, bearing multiple injuries and cut marks. Based on the said report, a crime was initially registered for the offence under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya 3 Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Subsequently, after conducting investigation, the police altered the sections of law to Sections 103(2), 140(1), 61(2), 238, 49 of BNS and Section 67 (a) of IT Act, 2000-2008. 3. Heard Sri C. Subodh, learned counsel for the Petitioner, and Mrs. K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, representing the State/Respondent. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner herein is the accused No.2, he has been in judicial custody since 24.05.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that no criminal antecedents are pending against the petitioner. He would further submit that the accused Nos.1, 3, 6 and 7 are released on bail in this matter. Learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that it is alleged against the petitioner/accused No.2 that he in conspiracy with the other accused committed murder of the father of the defacto complainant. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State would submit that the petition filed by the accused No.2 in Crl.P.Nos.9189 of 2025, which was dismissed by the learned Single Judge of this Court dated 18.09.2025 and there are no change of circumstances from the date of dismissal of earlier application. Still F.S.L. report is not received in this matter. Charge sheet is filed in this matter and the same is at PRC stage 4 vide PRC.No.22 of 2025. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the petition and sought for dismissal of the petition. 6. Considering the submissions made and on perusal of the material on record, in the light of the change of circumstances from the date of the earlier Order i.e., now the Court has taken cognizance and numbered it as PRC No.22 of 2025. Be that as it may, the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 24.05.2025 and the trial may take considerable period of time for disposal of the matter. In that view of the matter, this Court is inclined to release the petitioner/accused No.2 on the following conditions; i. The Petitioner/Accused No. 2 shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Gudur. ii. On release, the Petitioner/Accused No. 2 shall appear before the Station House Officer, concerned, once in every two days i.e., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday of every week, between 10.00 a.m. and 05.00 p.m., till the disposal of the case. iii. The Petitioner/Accused No. 2 is directed not to hamper the investigation, tamper with the prosecution witnesses and meet/contact the daughter of the deceased, either physically or over phone or any other means. 5 iv. It is made clear that the Petitioner/Accused No. 2 shall scrupulously comply with the above conditions and breach of any of the above conditions will be viewed seriously and prosecution is at liberty to move an application for cancellation of the bail. 7. In the result, these Criminal Petitions are allowed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 27.01.2026 S D P 6 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12033 OF 2025 27.01.2026 S D P