APHC010357662026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY, THE 22nd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5761/2026 Between: KALAVALA VIJAY KUMAR, S/O VEERASWAMY, AGED 35 YEARSOCC. VAN DRIVERD.NO.1-34, LINEPETA,KOMARAGIRI VILLAGE, I POLAVARAM MANDAL ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Through SHO, I Polavaram Police StationRep. by Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh,Amaravathi. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: CHAKRADHARA RAJA Y Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5761 of 2026 Dated 22.07.2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNSS’), by the petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking for grant of bail in connection with Crime No.132 of 2026 of I.Polavaram Police Station, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 194 of ‘the BNSS’. 2. Mr. Y.Chakradhara Raja, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and that he has been falsely implicated in the alleged offence. He has not committed any offence. He is a law-abiding citizen. He has got a fixed abode. The petitioner undertakes to abide by any conditions that this Court may impose while granting bail to the petitioner. Therefore, he prays that the present petition be allowed. 3. Per contra, Mr.A.Rohit, 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 bail at this stage, there is a strong likelihood that she may abscond, thereby 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5761 of 2026 Dated 22.07.2026 hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. Therefore, it is urged that the petition be dismissed. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. As seen from the record, the petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.1. Accused No.1 is the husband of the deceased. The sister of the deceased lodged the present complaint alleging that Accused No.1 had developed an illicit relationship with another woman and had been subjecting the deceased to cruelty and harassment in various ways. It is further alleged that Accused No.2 instigated Accused No.1 to subject the deceased to such cruelty and harassment. The prosecution witnesses, in their statements recorded under Section 161 of ‘the Cr.P.C.,’/ Section 180 of ‘the BNSS’, have categorically stated that Accused No.2 had been instigating Accused No.1 to subject the deceased to cruelty and harassment on several occasions. Unable to bear the continuous cruelty, harassment, and the alleged instigation by Accused No.2, the deceased is stated to have taken the extreme step of ending her life by drowning herself in the river. 6. The investigation is at a nascent stage. So far, only nine witnesses have been examined, and several crucial witnesses are yet to be examined. The petitioner was arrested on 28.06.2026 and has been in 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5761 of 2026 Dated 22.07.2026 judicial custody for the past 24 days only. It is also pertinent to note that this Court, vide order dated 21.07.2026 in Crl.P.No.5762 of 2026, dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by Accused No.2. 7. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the allegations, and the material available on record, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Court finds no merit in the Criminal Petition, and the same is liable to be dismissed. 8. 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: 22.07.2026 RSI Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 5 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.5761 of 2026 Dated 22.07.2026 37 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5761 of 2026 22.07.2026 RSI