Date of reserved for orders : Nil Date of pronouncement : 29.06.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010282372026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE 29th DAY OF JUNE 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4505/2026 Between: 1. UNDI KRISHNAVENI, ,W/O PEDDAPOTHU RAJU,AGED 40 YEARS, OCCUPATIONHOUSE WIFE,R/O D.NO.2-2-106, KEDANAPALLI STREET,JANGAREDDIGUDEM TOWN MANDAL,ELURU DISTRICT. 2. MATSA LOVARAJU, ,S/O AMMAYYA,AGED 70 YEARS, OCCUPATIONHOUSE WIFE,R/O D.NO. 1-71, WATER TANK STREET,KAPILESWARAPURAM,ANDARA,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,through SHO, Jangareddigudem Police Station,rep by its Public Prosecutbr,High Court at Amaravathii ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): D TARAKA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.4505 of 2026 Dated 29.06.2026 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 petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.164 of 2026 of Jangareddygudem Police Station, Eluru District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). 2. No representation for the petitioners. Even on the last occasion, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners. The matter has been listed under the caption "For Dismissal". Despite the same, there is no representation today. 3. Heard the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 4. As seen from the record, the petitioners are arrayed as Accused Nos.1 and 2. The custodial interrogation of the petitioners is required in the event they are apprehended and remanded to judicial custody. 5. In view of the specific overt acts attributed against the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, as it 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.4505 of 2026 Dated 29.06.2026 would amount to giving a shield, or protection or license to the petitioners who had allegedly caused severe injuries to the victim, as per the judgments of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia v. State of Panjab1 and Sushila Aggarwal v. State of (NCT of Delhi)2. Hence, this Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 6. 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: 29.06.2026 RSI Whether the order is: Speaking Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable 1(1980) 2 SCC 565 (2020) 5 SCC 1 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.4505 of 2026 Dated 29.06.2026 160 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4505 of 2026 Date:29.06.2026 RSI