APHC010441282026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE 31st DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7327/2026 Between: 1. KAVURI VENKATALAKSHMI, W/O RAVI KUMAR,AGE 38 YEARS, FEMALE, HOUSE-WIFE,R/O NTR COLONY,NIDADAVOLU TOWN AND MANDAL,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. KATTULA LAKSHMI PRIYANKA, W/O SRINIVASA RAOAGE 33 YEARS. FEMALE, HOUSE-WIFE,R/O VEGESWARAPURAM VILLAGE,TALLAPUDI MANDAL.EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep.by the Public Prosecutor,Through S H O of Tallapuri Police Station, East Godavari District ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. V VIJAYA VARDHAN Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 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 Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 on bail in Crime.No.126 of 2026 on the file of Tallapudi Police Station, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 332 (b) read with 190 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS).’ 2. Mr. V Vijaya Vardhan, the learned Counsel for the Petitioners submits that the Petitioners are innocent of the alleged offence and they have been falsely implicated by the Police. It is further submitted that the Petitioners are the sole earning members of the family and, therefore, their incarceration would cause undue hardship to their dependents. The Petitioners undertake to strictly adhere to any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, it is urged to allow the Criminal Petition. 3. Per contra, Mr.A.Sai Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the Petitioners, submits that the investigation is still underway and several material witnesses remain to be examined. It is contended that if the Petitioners are released on bail at this stage, there is a strong likelihood that they may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. In view of the foregoing submissions, it is urged that the petition be dismissed. 3 4. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. On perusal of the record, the Petitioners were arrested on 10.08.2026 and have been in judicial custody for the past 21 days. The role attributed to the Petitioners, as alleged by the prosecution, is that Accused No.1 indulged in causing hurt to the victim. There is no similar adverse antecedents are reported against the Petitioners. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 3 are family members and are aged about 38 years and 33 years, respectively. If the Petitioners are enlarged on bail, subject to stringent conditions, there is no likelihood of their 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 the allegations levelled against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 on bail subject to stringent conditions. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: i. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 shall be enlarged on bail subject to them 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 II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kovvur, West Godavari District. 4 ii. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 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 Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 shall not leave the limits of the Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned. iv. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer in further investigation of the case and shall make themselves available for interrogation by the Investigating Officer as and when required. vi. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 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 them from disclosing such facts to the Court. vii. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3 shall surrender their passports, if any, to the investigating officer. If they claim that they do not have passport, they shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date:31.08.2026 SSA/JS 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7327 of 2026 Date: 31.08.2026 SSA/JS