APHC010389912026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY, THE 6th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6350/2026 Between: 1. KAVALI KODANDA RAMANJANEYULU, S/O KAVALI SATYANARAYANA,AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O SEETHARAMAPURAM SOUTH VILLAGE NEAR MADDAL NAIDU HOUSE, HIGH SCHOOL ROAD, NARSAPURAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 534275. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522238, 2. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CRIME INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT CID, ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI-522503. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. JAMI MADHAVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 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.6 on bail in Cr.No.19 of 2022 on the file of CID Police Station, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 420, 403, 409 read with 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity ‘the I.P.C.,’) and Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for brevity, ‘the P.C Act’). 2. Mrs.Jami Madhavi, 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. 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 was arrested on 30.06.2026 on execution of a PT warrant. He has been in judicial custody for the past 37 days. The allegation against the Petitioner and other accused is that they created fake lease deeds for the purpose of obtaining aquaculture loans. It is alleged that Accused No.1 took land and the amount was transferred to the account of the Petitioner. The name of the Petitioner is not found in the FIR. Except for the offence under Section 409 of ‘the I.P.C.,’ the remaining offences are punishable with imprisonment below seven years. This Court, in Crl.P.No.381 of 2026 and batch, vide order dated 10.02.2026, directed the Investigating Officer to follow Section 41-A of ‘the Cr.P.C.,’/Section 35(3) of ‘the BNSS’. So far, 21 witnesses have been examined. The material portion of the investigation is completed. No application has been filed seeking custodial interrogation of the Petitioner. The Petitioner is a permanent resident of Narsapuram Mandal, West Godavari District. He has got fixed abode. If the Petitioner is enlarged on bail subject to stringent conditions, there is no likelihood of his threatening the witnesses, tampering with the evidence, or hampering the investigation. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.6, this 4 Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.6 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.6 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 Special Judge for Trial of SPE & ACB Cases, Rajamahendravaram. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.6 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.6 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. The Petitioner/Accused No.6 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.6 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. 5 vii. The Petitioner/Accused No.6 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: 06.08.2026 PRA 6 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6350 of 2026 Date: 06.08.2026 PRA