APHC010640252025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12331/2025 Between: 1. MANDAPATTI SATTIBABU, S/O. VENKATRAO, AGED 50 YEARS, D.NO.1-19, NEAR ANDHRA BANK, V.R.COMPLEX, ANAPARTHI VILLAGE AND MANDAL ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, BEING REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KADIYAM P.S., RAJAHMUNDRY RURAL 2. VICTIM, RESPONDENT NO.2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT ORDER DATED 04.12.2025 IN CRL.P.NO.12331 OF 2025. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. I BALA SUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12331 of 2025 Order: The Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNSS’), by the petitioner/accused, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.281 of 2025 of Kadiyam Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 64(1), 351(3) of BNS. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 02.10.2025 at around 9.30 a.m., the accused called the complainant and informed her that some financiers were waiting to provide money and asked her to come to Vemagiri Village, where the accused committed rape forcibly. Later, again the accused along with two other persons tried to threaten her and the accused tried to commit rape, the complainant restrained and escaped. The accused threatened to see her death if she disclose the matter to anyone. 3. Heard Sri Innamuri Balasubramanyam, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is old aged person and falsely implicated in the crime. The petitioner is suffering from heart ailments and underwent angioplasty. The petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation and ready to furnish the sureties to the satisfaction of the Court. 3 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, in reply, would submit that there are serious allegations leveled against the petitioner herein and Investigation is at nascent stage and finally, prays for dismissal of petition. 6. Considering the submissions made and on perusal of the material on record, the offences alleged against the petitioner are serious in nature. Taking into consideration of the stage of the investigation, this is not the stage to consider his plea for anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, considering the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of one (1) week and move regular bail application before the concerned Court. On such filing of application, the learned Judge shall take an appropriate decision in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. ________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 19.02.2026 ARB 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12331 of 2025 Date: 19.02.2026 ARB