APHC010709532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13446/2025 Between: GOLI RAMANJANEYULU, S/O. NARASIMHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS,R/O. NEAR GR SCHOOL, MUNUSUBUGARI STREET,OLD MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH S.H.O.,MANGALAGIRI TOWN POLICE STATION, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AT HIGH COURTOF ANDHRA PRADESH, NELAPADU, AMARAVATHI. 2. KALAVAKOLLU DURGA, W/O. K. VEERAIAH,AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC SWEEPER,R/O. MUNUSUBUGARI STREET,OLD MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: KARANKI YASWANTH Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. BOPPUDI ALEKHYA 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13446 of 2025 Dated 22.01.2026 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 on bail in Crime No.290 of 2025 of Mangalagiri Town Police Station, Guntur District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused herein for the offences punishable under Sections 74, 79 and 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). 2. Mr.Yaswanth Karanki, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner, submits that the Petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and he has been falsely implicated in the alleged offence, without any cogent evidence linking him to the commission of the crime. It is contended that the Petitioner is the sole breadwinner of the family and his arrest would cause undue hardship and prejudice to his dependents. The Petitioner undertakes to abide by any conditions that this Court may impose while granting bail to the Petitioner. 3. It is further submitted that the Petitioner has a permanent place of residence and there is no likelihood of his absconding or evading the process of law. The Petitioner has cooperated with the investigation thus 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13446 of 2025 Dated 22.01.2026 far and assures continued cooperation in future proceedings, and it is urged to allow the Petition. 4. Per contra, Ms.P.Akhila Naidu, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor strenuously opposed to grant of bail and prosecution further apprehend that the Petitioner, if released, may influence or intimidate witnesses, thereby obstructing the course of justice. It is also urged that there exists a real and imminent risk of the Petitioner absconding and evading the due process of law. Given the gravity of the allegations and the potential threat to the progress of the investigation, it is submitted that the Petitioner does not deserve the discretionary relief of bail and it is urged to dismiss the bail petition. 5. Ms. Boppudi Alekhya, the learned counsel for respondent No.2, submits that the petitioner outraged the modesty of respondent No.2 and attempted to do away with her life, and it is urged to dismiss the petition, as the accusation is well-founded against the petitioner. 6. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for respondent No.2, and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 7. As seen from the record, there is no doubt the petitioner has suffered simple injuries. The petitioner was arrested on 25.10.2025. He has been in judicial custody for the past 89 days. The investigation is not 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13446 of 2025 Dated 22.01.2026 yet completed. Some more material witnesses are to be examined. It is submitted by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that there are four adverse antecedents registered against the petitioner vide Crime No.36 of 2024, Crime No.44 of 2025, Crime No.220 of 2025 and Crime No.235 of 2025. A Rowdy Sheet is also opened against the petitioner vide R.S. No.999. There is imminent threat to the life and limb of the de-facto complainant/respondent No.2 in the hands of the petitioner, if the petitioner is enlarged on bail during the pendency of the investigation. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the allegations levelled against the petitioner, and in view of the pendency of the investigation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail at this point of time. Hence, this Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 9. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date:22.01.2026 RSI 5 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13446 of 2025 Dated 22.01.2026 143 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13446 of 2025 Date: 22.01.2026 RSI