APHC010635462025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL Between: 1. DURGAM NAVEEN, S/O.NAGAIAH R/O.PATHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE KALASAPADU MANDALYSR KADAPA DISTRICT, AP 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTORHIGH COURT, AMARAVATHI 2. VICTIM, RESPONDENT NO.2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT ORDER DATED 02.12.2025 IN CRL.P.NO.12243 OF 2025. 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 Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to direct the Station House Officer, Komarolu Police Station Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No.107/2025 of Komarolu Police Station, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. D KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12243/2025 DURGAM NAVEEN, S/O.NAGAIAH R/O.PATHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE KALASAPADU MANDALYSR KADAPA DISTRICT, AP ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTORHIGH COURT, AMARAVATHI RESPONDENT NO.2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT ORDER DATED 02.12.2025 IN CRL.P.NO.12243 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 Courtpleased to direct the Station House Officer, Komarolu Police Station Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime arolu Police Station, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: D KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3396] MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA DURGAM NAVEEN, S/O.NAGAIAH R/O.PATHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE KALASAPADU MANDALYSR KADAPA DISTRICT, AP ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY PUBLIC RESPONDENT NO.2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to direct the Station House Officer, Komarolu Police Station Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime arolu Police Station, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12243/2025 ORDER:- The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 6, for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with in Crime No.107/2025 of Komarolu Police Station, Prakasam District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 376 (2)f, 417 r/w 34 IPC. 2. Heard Sri D.Kodandarami Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. Perused the record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that vide Order dated 02.12.2025, interim protection was granted to the petitioner. He would further submit that the petition may be disposed of, by extending the interim protection which was granted by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court so as to enable the petitioner to approach the District Court and file a fresh petition. 4. For ready reference, the relevant portion of the Interim Order dated 30.08.2025 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court is extracted here under: “…Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity and nature of the allegations leveled against the petitioner, the investigating officer is directed not to take any 3 coercive steps against the petitioner. However, the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigating officer. The investigating officer may proceed with further investigation.” 5. Considering the submissions made, this Criminal Petition is disposed of, extending the interim protection which was granted by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court dated 02.12.2025 for a period of three (3) more weeks, so as to enable the petitioner to approach the concerned Jurisdictional Court and file appropriate application. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ___________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 23.02.2026. KKV 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12243/2025 Date: 23.02.2026 KKV