IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMA MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13423 OF 2025 Between: 1. Chimmala Harish, s/o Sanna nagappa, (Accused No 1) Aged about 34 years, R/o. D.No. 5-42, BC Colony, Kurlapalli Village, Kurubarahalli, Kalyanadurgam,Anantapur District. 2. Anjanamma, w/o late Lakshmanna, (Accused No 2) Aged about 39 years, R/o. BC Colony, Kurlapalli Village,Kurubarahalli, Kalyanadurgam, Anantapur District. 3. Chimmala Anand, s/o Ramanjaneyulu, (Accused No 3) Aged about 28 years, R/o.BC Colony, Kurlapalli Village, Kurubarahalli, Kalyanadurgam, Anantapur District, 4. Sakelamma @ yellamma, w/o Tippeswamy, (Accused No 5) Aged about 38 years, R/o.BC Colony, Kurlapalli Village, Kurubarahalli, Kalyanadurgam, Anantapur District ... Petitioners/Accused No. 1 to 3 and 5 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Amaravathi, Guntur District, through SHO, Kalyandurg Rural Police Station, Anantapur District. ... Respondents/Complainant Petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C (U/Sec.482 of BNSS, 2023), praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 & 5 on bail in the event of their arrest in FIR No.118 of 2025 of Kalyanadurgam Rural Police Station, Anantapur District, registered for the offences under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 351(2) r/w 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on such terms and conditions as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri.SREEMANNARAYANA VATTIKUTI Advocate for the Petitioners, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Respondent and the Court made the following. APHC010707582025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13423/2025 Between: Chimmala Harish and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1 .SREEMANNARAYANA VATTIKUTI r Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER; ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner Nos.1 to 4/Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No. 118 of 2025 of Kalyanadurgam Rural Police Station, Anantapuramau District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 351(2) read with 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). 2 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. As seen from the record, the petitioners are arrayed as Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5. Sri V. Sreemannarayana, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the Investigating Officer orally informed that Accused Nos.4 to 6 were deleted from the array of accused, as no material was found against them. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that, in the course of investigation. Section 118(2) of ‘the BNS.,’ was added, as the victim suffered two fracture injuries one to his left finger and another to his right shoulder. The alleged incident occurred on 11.09.2025 in connection with the pouring of garbage. The de-facto complainant admittedly lodged a written report with the police dh 26.10.2025. Nearly 45 days thereafter, he chose to give the report to the police. In the report, there is no explanation, let alone a plausible explanation, for the delay. 5. There are no similar adverse antecedents reported against the petitioners. So far, ten witnesses have been examined. Substantial portion of the investigation, insofar as the alleged role played by the petitioners is concerned, has been completed. The petitioners are permanent residents of Kurlapalli Village, Kalyanadurgam, Anantapur District, and they have a fixed place of abode. If the petitioners are enlarged on bail with stringent conditions. they would not evade the process of law. 3 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity and nature of the allegations levelled against the Petitioner Nos.1 to 4/Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to Petitioner Nos.1 to 4/Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following 7. conditions: In the event of their arrest. Petitioner Nos.1 to 4 / Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5 shall be enlarged on bail, subject to their executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) each, with two sureties for the like sum each, to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; Petitioner Nos.1 to 4 / Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5 shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required; Petitioner Nos.1 to 4 / Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5 shall not any threat, inducement, or promise to the prosecution witnesses; Petitioner Nos.1 to 4 / Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5 shall I. cause IV. 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 Nos.1 to 4 / Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5 shall not leave the district limits without the express permission of the Station House Officer concerned. Petitioner Nos.1 to 4 / Accused Nos.1 to 3 and 5 shall surrender their passport, if any, to the Investigating Officer. If they claim that they do not possess a passport, they shall submit affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. V. VI. an SD/- B.PRASAD RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFF^ CER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Station House Officer, Kalyandurg Rural Police Station, Anantapur District, (by RPAD) 2. One CC to SRI. SREEMANNARAYANA VATTIKUTI Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCS to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P [OUT] 4. One spare copy 1 HIGH COURT DR.YLR.J DATE0:05/01/2026 BAIL ORDER f CRLP.No.13423 of 2025 ALLOWED f 0 B JUN 2026 //O • it-.