APHC010396522026 m IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE 14^'’ DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6469 OF 2026 Between: V Santosh, S/o. Venkatesh, Aged about 36 years, R/o. Kothuru Venkatagirikota, Chittoor District. ...Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati 2. The Station House Officer, V. Kota Urban PS, Chittoor District 3. S Sumitra, W/o. V. Santhosh, Age. 37 years, Working as Asha Worker, R/o. Padigalakuppam Village, H/o. Kongatam, V.Kota Mandal, Now at Narayana Nagar, Near V.Kota Check Post, Kuppam Road, V.Kota Town and Mandal, Chittoor District. Respondent No.3 Is impleaded as per the Court order dated 06.08.2026 in Crl.P.No.6469 of 2026. ...Respondent No.3/defacto complainant Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS is filed, 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 on bail and the release the Petitioner/Accused in connection with Crime No.94 of 2026 the file of V.Kota Urban Police Station, Chittoor district in the circumstances of the case. on The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI K RAGHU VEER, Counsel for the Petitioner, RAMALAKSHMANA REDDY SANEPALLI, Counsel for the Respondent No.3, Assistant Public Prosecutor for Respondent No.1, and the Court made the following. ORDER APHC010396522026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SMB [3521] FRIDAY, THE DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6469/2026 Between: 1.V SANTOSH, S/0. VENKATESH.AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/0. KOTHURU VENKATAGIRIKOTA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY IFE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI 2.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ,V. KOTA UFBAN PS, CHITTOOR DISTRICT 3.S SUMITRA, W/O. V. SANTHOSH, AGE. 37 YEARS, WORKING AS ASHA WORKER,R/0. PADIGALAKUPPAM VILLAGE, H/0. KONGATAM, V.KOTA MANDAL, NOW AT NARAYANA NAGAR, NEAR V.KOTA CHECK POST, KUPPAM ROAD, V.KOTA TOWN AND MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. RESPONDENT N0.3 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT ORDER DATED 06.08.2026 IN CRL.P.N0.6469 OF 2026. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.KRAGHU VEER Counsel for the Respondent/complalnant(S): 1.RAMALAKSHMANA REDDY SANEPALLI 2 Dr.YLR, J Crl.P.No.6469 of 2026 Dated 14.08.2026 2. 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 on bail in Crime No.94 of 2026 of V. Chittoor Kota Urban Police Station, Petitioner/Accused herein for the offences District. registered against the punishable under Sections 109(1) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. On a perusal of the record, the charge sheet has The Respondent No.3 appeared husband on bail. The Petitioner the judicial custody for the past 75 days. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the already been filed, on 13.08.2026 and requested to enlarge her was arrested on 31.05.2026. He has been in case, the nature and gravity of the allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused , this Court is on bail, subject to the following stringent conditions, in the course of the that, if Respondent No.3 informs the Station House Officer, by way of a complaint, that her husband has again started harassing her or subjecting her to cruelty, and if any case is registered pursuant to such complaint, the Station House Officer is at liberty to take appropriate steps for cancellatioivbf the bail. 3 Dr.YLR, J Crl.P.No.6469 of 2026 Dated 14.08.2026 i. The Petitioner/Accused shall be enlarged on bail subject to their 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 Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Palamaner. ii. The Petitioner/Accused shall appear before the learned Trial Court on each and adjournment, iii. The Petitioner/Accused shall not leave the limits of the Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned, iv. The Petitioner/Accused shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. The Petitioner/Accused 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 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 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. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. 7. SD/-K.V.RAGHAVULU assistant registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTy To, 1. The Additional Judicial District. First Class Magistrate, Palamner. Chittoor 2. The VI Additional District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge of for Trial of Offences against Women, Chittoor. 3. The Superintendent, Sub Jail Madanapalli 4. The SHO, V.Kota UPS, Chittoor District. 5. The Station House Officer i, Annamayya District. V. Kota Ufban PS, Chittoor District VEER Advocate [OPUC] RAMALAKSHMANA REDDY SANEPALLI I } 6. One CC to SRI. K RAGHU 7. One CC to SRI. Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCS to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR [OUT] 9. One spare copy KSR High Court of Andhra Pradesh. HIGH COURT Dr.YLR, J DATED:14/08/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP NO. 6469 OF 2026 ALLOWED