[ 3521 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX iPRESENT: HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13442 OF 2025 Between: A Sreelatha, W/o D. Vijay Kumar,Aged 37 years, Occ Village Revenue Assistant,Valiigatia, SomalaMandal,Chittoor District Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P.Amaravathi. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the CriminalPetition , the High Court may be pleased to anticipatory bail to the petitioner/Accused No.2 in the event of her arrest in connection with Crime.No. 173/2023 of Somala Police Station, Chittoor District. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri MSP REDDY Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent. APHC010708692025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13442/2025 Between: A Sreelatha ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.M S P REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 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.2 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No. 173 of 2023 of Somala Police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 7-B read with 8-B of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 (for brevity ‘the APP Act’). 2 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. As seen from the record, the petitioner is a female aged about 37 years and is working as a Village Revenue Assistant at Valligatia Village, Somala Mandal, Chittoor District. By way of police proceedings, a case in Crime No. 173 of 2023 was registered at Somala Police Station for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 7-B read with 8-B of the A.P. Prohibition Act. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Somala Police Station, mentioned in his 4. police proceedings that on 23.09.2023 at about 5:00 p.m., while he was present at the police station, he received credible information that one T. Bhaskar, his wife the petitioner herein and one Obulesu were involved in the sale of illegal arrack. Thereupon, the Sub-Inspector of Police proceeded to the alleged scene of offence and noticed three persons present there. On seeing the police, they allegedly fled from the scene of offence, leaving behind the contraband. The contraband was seized under a panchanama. Accused Nos.1 and 3 were arrested, while the petitioner was shown as Accused No.2. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Sub-Inspector of Police, Somala Police Station, has falsely implicated the petitioner, who is a female Village Revenue Assistant, as she had declined the request of the Sub- Inspector of Police to act as a mediator in certain cases. 3 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity and nature of the allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.2, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to Petitioner/Accused No.2. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: In the event of her arrest, Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail, subject to her executing a bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, with two sureties for the like sum each, to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials: Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall make herself available for investigation as and when required; Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not cause any threat, inducement, or promise to the prosecution witnesses; Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once a week, i.e., on every Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., till the filing of the charge sheet. Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not leave the district limits without the express permission of the Station House Officer concerned. Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall surrender her passport, if any, to the Investigating Officer. If she claims that she does not possess a passport, she shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. I. IV. V. VI. I J i / SD/-B.CHITT! JOSEPH DEPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION O^TCER //TRUE COPY// To, The Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Punganur. 2. The SHO, Somala Police Station, Chittor District. 3. OneCCto SRI. M S P REDDY Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two GO’S to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP at Amaravati. [OUT] 5. One Spare Copy. 1. i HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED: 07/01/2026 ORDER CRLP.No.13442 of 2025 - /YO ' S 0 B JHH ?S® M ALLOWED