/ APHC010416862026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6852 OF 2026 Between: Pinjari Khaleel, S/o. Jalal, Aged about 33 yrs, H.No.4-22, T.Gokulapadu Village, Krishnagiri Mandal, Kurnool District. ...Petitioner/Accused No.4 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, The High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ' ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 480 and 483 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.4 on bail in Crime No. 173/2026 on the file of IV Town Police Station, Kurnool. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri G.Mani Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Public Prosecutor for Respondent, the Court made the following APHC010416862026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE 17‘^ DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6852/2026 Between: 1.PINJARI KHALEEL, S/O. JALAL.AGED ABOUT 33 YRS, H.N0.4-22,T GOKULAPADU VILLAGE, KRISHNAGIRI MANDAL,KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,The High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.GMANI 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.4 on bail in Crime No. 173 of 2026 of IV Town Police Station, Kurnool District, registered for the alleged offences 2 punishable under Sections 143<2), 144(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’) and Sections 3(2)(a), 4(1), 5(1 )(d), 7(1 )(a) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. 1 Mr.G.Mani 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 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. 2. cause 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. 3. 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.4 in this case. It is alleged that he is a customer of the brothel. The Petitioner arrested on 09.07.2026. He was remanded to judicial custody on 10.07.2026. was \ 3 He has been in custody for the past 39 days. The material portion of the investigation with regard to the alleged role played by the Petitioner has been completed. There are no similar adverse antecedents reported against him. He is a permanent resident of Kurnool District. He has got fixed abode. Therefore, the possibility of the Petitioner threatening witnesses, tampering with evidence, or hampering the investigation may not arise. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.4, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.4 on bail with some stringent conditions. 6. \ 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: i. The Petitioner/Accused No.4 shall be enlarged on bail subject to him executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kurnool. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.4 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.6 shall not leave the limits of the Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned, iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.4 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. 4 V. The Petitioner/Accused No.4 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.4 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.4 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. SD/-M.SRIN1VAS DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// 1^— SECTION OFFICER To, The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kurnool. The Superintendent, District Jail, Kurnool. The Station House Officer, IV Town Police Station, Kurnool. One CC to Sri G.Mani Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP, Amaravati. [OUT] One spare copy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. PSD HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATE:17/08/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP NO. 6852 OF 2026 ALLOWED