APHC010405722026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY, THE 5th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6675/2026 Between: 1. BUDDIGA SURYA KUMARI, W/O. LATE KRISHNA RAO, AGED 51 YEARS,RESIDENT OF HOME NO. 22-6, MADHYA VEEDHI,GAVARAPETA, KASIMKOTA MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra PradeshAt Amaravathi ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. GINJALA VIJAYA KUMAR 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.2 on bail in Crime No.194 of 2026 of Gajuwaka Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, registered for the 2 alleged offences punishable under Section 80(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNS’). 2. Mr.Ginjala Vijaya Kumar, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and has been falsely implicated by the police. It is further submitted that the Petitioner is the sole earning member of the family and, therefore, his incarceration would cause undue hardship to his dependents. The Petitioner undertakes to strictly adhere to any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, it is urged to allow the Petition. 3. Per contra, Mr.A.Sai Rohith, 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 bail at this stage, there is a strong likelihood that he may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law and 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 Petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.2 in this case. The Petitioner is the mother of Accused No.1 and the mother‑in‑law of the deceased. This Court, vide order dated 02.07.2026 in Crl.P.No.5132 of 2026, dismissed the first bail application filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.2. 3 Accused No.1 has already been granted bail by the learned Trial Court. Accused No.3 was released on bail by this Court vide order dated 02.07.2026 in Crl.P.No.5132 of 2026. The Petitioner is a female aged about 51 years. She was arrested on 28.05.2026. She has been in judicial custody for the past 69 days. The material portion of the investigation has been completed. The Petitioner is a permanent resident of Gavarapeta, Kasimkota Mandal, Anakapalli District. She has got fixed abode. If the Petitioner is enlarged on bail subject to stringent conditions, there is no likelihood of her interfering with the investigation, threatening the witnesses, or tampering with the evidence. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.2, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail with some stringent conditions. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: i. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail subject to him executing a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned III Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 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. 4 iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not leave the limits of the Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer in further investigation of the case and shall make himself available for interrogation by the Investigating Officer as and when required. vi. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 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. vii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall surrender his passport, if any, to the investigating officer. If he claims that he does not have passport, he shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 05.08.2026 PRA 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6675 of 2026 Date: 05.08.2026 PRA