IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX :PRESENT: HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13427 OF 2025 Between: A.M.Ajay @ Lawrance, S/o. Simson @ Mohan, Aged About 26 Years, Residing at Harijanawada, Sathyavedu Town Mandal, Tirupati District. ...Petitioner/Accused No.2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, through the Station House Officer Sathyavedu Police Station, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. ...Respondent/Respondent Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C (Old Act) (Under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023 is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in memorandum of grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail during enquiry and trail in Crime No.75 of 2025 of Sathyavedu Police Station, Tirupati District and the alleged offences under section 109(1) read with section 3(5) of BNSS; ‘ The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and memorandum of grounds of criminal petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Battu Ravi, Advocate for the Petitioner and Public Prosecutor for the Respondent, the Court made the following: 2 Dr. YLR,J Crl..PNo.13427 of 2025 Dated 07.01.2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail in Crime No.75 of 2025 of Satyavedu Police Station, Tirupathi District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.2 herein for the offence punishable under Section 109(1) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant 2. Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. On perusal of the record, this Court in Crl.P.No.11142 of 2025 vide order 3. dated 04.12.2025 enlarged Accused No.1 on bail. After thorough investigation charge sheet was filed on 25.11.2025. The victim suffered simple injury. Even though the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that there are 8 adverse criminal antecedents against the petitioner, out of those cases, 7 cases were settled in Lok Adalat. The petitioner was arrested on 04.10.2025. He has been in judicial custody for the past 95 days. The petitioner is the permanent resident of Harijanawada, Sathyavedu Town and Mandal, Tirupati District. He has got fixed abode. If he is enlarged on bail with certain stringent conditions, he may not evade from the process of law. s2^s2irssi22.’'_r'As»-ia; ti' 3 Dr. YLR.J Crl.RNo.13427 of 2025 Dated 07.01.2026 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and 4. gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.2, and in view of the fact that the charge sheet has already been filed, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail with the following stringent conditions; i. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail subject to him executing a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sathyavedu. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall appear before the learned Trial Court on each and every adjournment without fail. iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the learned Trial Court. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court. 4 Dr. YLRJ Crl.RNo.13427of2025 Dated 07.01.2026 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. SD/-B.CHITTI JOSEPH DEPUTYAEGISTRAR SECTIONOFFICER //TRUE COPY// F To, 1 The Civil Judge (Junior Division_ - cum - Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sathyavedu. 2. The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sathyavedu 3. The Superintendent, Sub Jail at Tirupati 4. The Station House Officer Sathyavedu Police Station, Tirupathi District. 5. One CC to Sri. Battu Ravi, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] 7. One spare copy ■%. HIGH COURT Dr.YLR,J DATED:07/01/2026 ORDER CRLP.No.13427 of 2025 ALLOWED ilS BBJUHlffiB ★