APHC010686332025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13302/2025 Between: 1. CHINNI ALIAS SARIDE NAGALAKSHMI, W/O. LAKSHMAN RAO, AGED 38 YEARS,R/O. D. NO. 7-13-12, KOTTAMURU PUNTHA, PEDDAPURAM TOWN ANDMANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLICPROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HIGH COURT BUILDINGSAT NELAPADU,GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. KETHA SIREESHA, , W/O. SIVA, AGED 28 YEARS, R/O. BLOCK NO. 33, SF-7, AMMANAMMA APARTMENTS, SAMALKOT, KAKINADA DISTRICT,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 release the petitioner/accused No. 3 on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest in Crime No. 292 of 2025 dated 19.07.2025 on the file of the SHO, Peddapuram Police Station, Kakinada District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 2 1. V SAI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13302/2025 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.3 in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No.292 of 2025 of Peddapuram Police Station, Kakinada District, for the offences punishable under Sections 308(7), 143(1), 137(1)(b), 351(2) r/w 49 of B.N.S and Sections 3(1), 4(1), 5(1)(a), 6(1)(a) of PIT Act. 2. Heard Mr.V.Sai Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. The case of the prosecution in brief, is that, the complainant on 19.07.2025 at 2.00 hours lodged a report stating that she joined as a maid in the house of accused No.1 for monthly salary of Rs.15,000/- and after passing one month, the accused No.1 forced her to do prostitution and earn money and induced that she will give Rs.50,000/- per month. When she did not agree for the same, accused No.1 took her signatures on empty bank cheques and also kidnapped her child by threatening with dire consequences and doing prostitution with her forcibly with the active support of Accused Nos.2 to 4 since four years and failed to give any amount. As there is no other way, when she asked the amount, accused No.1 necked her out by keeping her bank empty cheques, ATM Card, Bank Book, Birth certificate of child and Aadhaar. 4 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner herein is the accused No.3, who is the friend of A-1. He would further submit that there are no specific overt-acts attributed against the petitioner. He would further submit that the defacto complainant. He would further submit this Court dismissed the earlier anticipatory bail application in Crl.P.No.7775 of 2025 vide Order dated 03.09.2025. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to furnish sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the Court to secure her presence for the purpose of investigation. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the petition and would submit that the investigation is not yet completed. He would further submit that there is no change of circumstances, from the date of dismissal of the earlier bail application. If the petitioner is enlarged on anticipatory bail, there is every likelihood of threatening of witnesses of prosecution and tampering of evidences of prosecution. Hence, he finally prays for dismissal of the petition. 5. Considering the submissions made, upon perusal of the material on record, and in light of the nature and gravity of the allegations levelled against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners at this stage. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner/accused No.3 is at liberty to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Court within a period of one (01) week from the date of receipt of 5 copy of this order, and move an appropriate application before the learned Jurisdictional Court. The learned Jurisdictional Court is directed to dispose of the said application in accordance with law, on its own merits by giving due and sufficient opportunity to the learned Public Prosecutor concerned, and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________________________ DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 05.02.2026. UPS 6 131 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13302/2025 05.02.2026 UPS