APHC010284672026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4580/2026 Between: 1. TIRUVEEDHULA KOUSALYA DEVI, , W/O SAMBASIVARAO,AGED 46 YEARS, HOUSE WIFE, R/O.D.NO.23-3/1,8 LINE, BHAGATH SINGH NAGAR, YANAMALAKUDURU,VIJAYAWADARURAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati,Through the Station House Officer,Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. Dr.SATTARU RAJANI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Dr.YLR,J Crl.P No.4580 of 2026 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO Criminal Petition No:4580 of 2026 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.1 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Cr.No.82 of 2026 on the file of Tadepalli Police Station, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 61(2), 318(4), 316(2), 316(5) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNS’). 2. Dr. Sattaru Rajani, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner is lady, she is innocent of the alleged offence and she has been falsely implicated by the police. The petitioner undertakes to strictly adhere to any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. In light of the foregoing submissions, learned counsel prays that the present petition be allowed in the interest of justice. 3. Per contra, Mr.K.Sandeep, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner, submitting that the investigation is still underway and several material witnesses remain to be examined. It is contended that if the petitioner is released on pre- arrest bail at this stage, there is a strong likelihood that he may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. In view of the foregoing submissions, it is urged that the petition be dismissed. Dr.YLR,J Crl.P No.4580 of 2026 3 4. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner/Accused No.3 and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. As seen from the record, the petitioner is aged 46 years, a home maker, was arraigned as accused No.1 in this case on the ground that she had pledged fake or spurious gold and availed loan with the active connivance of accused No.2-appraiser. The petitioner on the earlier occasion in the year 2024, availed seven loans and which were subsequently cleared. The petitioner had issued legal notice dated 12.11.2025 to the Bank with which the gold ornaments were pledged seeking return of the original gold ornaments. The petitioner has also submitted a complaint to SHO, Tadepalli Police Station alleging that the bank had replaced her original pure gold ornaments with spurious gold. The petitioner also made a complaint to the Superintendent of Police, but no action was taken, despite an endorsement made by the Superintendent of Police. The petitioner also filed a private complaint against the Bank Authorities before the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Mangalagiri vide CFR No.1270 of 2026. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the gravity and nature of the allegations leveled against the Petitioner/Accused No.1, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner/Accused No.1, with some stringent conditions. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: Dr.YLR,J Crl.P No.4580 of 2026 4 i. In the event of her arrest, the Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall be enlarged on bail subject to her executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with one surety for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer concerned. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05:00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet. iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case and shall make herself available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when required. vi. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 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 or to any police officer. vii. The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada is directed to entrust this investigation to Investigation Officer not below the rank of the Assistant Commissioner of Police and monitor the progress of the investigation and find out the real culprits in the instant case. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 23.06.2026 Ksj Dr.YLR,J Crl.P No.4580 of 2026 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4580/2026 23rd June, 2026 Ksj