APHC010673382025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12880/2025 Between: 1. RAJAN U, S/O. RAMANKUTTY, AGED 52 YEARS, R/O H.NO.156,UNNIKUMARATHODY HOUSE, KANNIAMPURAM, OTTAPPALAM, PALAKKADDISTRICT, KERALA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, NELAPADU,AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.THROUGH THE SUB INSPECTOR,CHITTOOR I TOWN POLICE STATION, CHITTOOR 2. J LAVANYA, D/O V. JAYACHANDRA REDDY,AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O 19-262/13A, BHAGYAMMAL STREET,MITTOOR, CHITTOOR, ANDHRA PRADESH ...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 Court pleased to direct the Petitioner/Accused No.7 to be enlarged on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No.141 of 2025 dated 21.10.2025 on the file of Chittoor I Town Police Station, Chittoor District u/s 308(2), 318(4), 319(2), 316(2) r/w 3(5), 61(2) of BNS and 66A OF ITA 2000 in the interests of justice, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 2 1. N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12880 OF 2025 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 No.7 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.141 of 2025 dated 21.10.2025 on the file of Chittoor I Town Police Station, Chittoor District U/s 308(2), 318(4), 319(2), 316(2) r/w 3(5), 61(2) of BNS and 66A OF ITA 2000. 2. The case of the prosecution is that, the accused by impersonating as Government Officials extorted large sums of money from the defacto complainant. 3. Heard Sri N.Bharath Simha Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. Perused the record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by giving protection to the petitioner vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the petitioner are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment and necessary direction may be given to the concerned Station House Officer. 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 4 6. Considering the submissions, in the light of the peculiar facts of the present case, this Criminal petition is 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 petitioner, concerned police authorities are further directed to scrupulously follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of BNSS., [Section 41-A Cr.P.C] and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra). c. The Petitioner/Accused No.7 shall make himself available for investigation and shall cooperate with the investigating officer for further investigation. d. The Petitioner/Accused No.7 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, twice in a month i.e., on 2nd Sunday and 4th Sunday, between 10:00 AM and 05:00 PM, till further Orders. e. The Petitioner/ Accused No.7 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; f. The Petitioner/ Accused No.7 shall not leave the country without the express permission from the concerned Court. g. The Petitioner/ Accused No.7 shall surrender his passport, if any, to the investigating officer. If he claims that he do not have passport, he shall submit an affidavit to that effect before the concerned Court. 5 The Petitioner/Accused No.7 shall furnish his contact information with the investigating Officer. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 23.01.2026 UPS 6 85 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12880 OF 2025 23.01.2026 UPS