Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement :29.06.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010299542026 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: 4790/2026 Between: 1. V VIGNESH, S/O, VELU,AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC PVT EMPLOYEE,R/O. PERIYAVATTU VILLAGE, TADA MANDAL,TIRUPATI DISTRICT, PIN 524401 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Pradesh, Rep. by Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner/ Accused No. 3 on regular bail in connection with Crime No.33 of 2026, dated 28.02.2026 on the file of Tada Police Station, Tiruapti District, for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) r/w 3(5) BNS,2023 in the interest of Justice and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. MUCHAKAYALA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 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 No.3 on bail in Crime No.33 of 2026 of Tada Police Station, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.3 herein for the offences punishable under Section 103 (1) read with 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). 2. Mr. Muchakayala Narayana, learned counsel for the Petitioner, submits that the Petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the Petitioner has not committed any offence. He is a law-abiding citizen. He has got fixed abode. The Petitioner undertakes to abide by any conditions that this Court may impose while granting bail. Therefore, it is prayed that the present petition be allowed. 3. Per contra, Mr. P. Somayaji, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the Petitioner. He submitted that although the Charge Sheet has been filed, the allegations against the Petitioner are grave in nature. If the Petitioner is released on bail, there is a strong likelihood of his influencing the prosecution witnesses and interfering with the course of the trial. Therefore, it is urged to dismiss the petition. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. On perusal of the record, the allegation against the petitioner/Accused No. 3 is that he, along with the co-accused, indiscriminately hacked the deceased, resulting in his death. Accused Nos. 1 to 3 are brothers and had disputes with the deceased. After a thorough investigation, the charge sheet has been filed, and the accusations appear to be well-founded. The petitioner was arrested on 04.03.2026 and has been in judicial custody for the past 115 days.The petitioner is charged with the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of ‘the BNS’, and the allegations levelled against him are grave and serious in nature. 6. Considering the nature of the allegations, the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.3 on bail at this juncture. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. 7. 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 JLSR Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 142 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4790 of 2026 Date: 29.06.2026 JLSR