‘ \ APHC010443562026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADp^H' ATAMARAVATI f o TUESDAY, THE 8^*^ DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7380 OF 2026 Between: Smt. Komara Lakshmi @ Laxmi, W/o. K. Jagannadha Rao, Aged about 33 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o. D.No.5-5-17, Peda Jalaripeta, Lawsons Bay Colony Post, Visakhapatnam - 530017. ...Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh,Amaravati, Guntur District. ...Respondent Petition under Section 482 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 on bail in the event of her arrest in connection with Crime No.62 of 2026 of J.R. Puram Police Station, Srikakulam District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 21 (1), 21 (2) and 21 (3) of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019, on such terms and conditions. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI VAMSI KRISHNA VARANASI, Counsel for the Petitioner, Assistant Public Prosecutor for Respondent, the Court made the following. ORDER: T / 2 / The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner/Accused No.3 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.62 of 2026, of J.R.Puram Police Station, Srikakulam District, for the offence punishable under Section 21(1)(2)(3) of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 and Section 318(4) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023( for brevity ‘the BNS’). Mr.Vamsi Krishna Varanasi, learned counsel for the Petitioner, submitted that the Petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The Petitioner has not committed any offence. He is a law- abiding citizen. He is the sole earning member of the family. Learned counsel further submitted that the Petitioner is willing to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. It is further submitted that Accused Nos.1 and 2. 2 were already enlarged on regular bail by the learned Trial Court. Hence, it is urged to allow the petition and grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner. 3. Per contra, Mr.A.Sai Rohit, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, vehemently opposed the grant of pre-arrest 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 pre-arrest bail, there is a strong likelihood that he may abscond, thereby hampering the 3 ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. Hence, it is urged that the petition be dismissed Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant 4. Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. On a perusal of the record, the allegation against the Petitioner/Accused No.3 is that an amount of Rs. 1,05,000/- was deposited by the victim into the bank account of the Petitioner on two occasions, as advised by Accused No.1, who is the husband of the Petitioner. Accused Nos.1 and 2 have already been enlarged on regular bail by the learned Trial Court. The de facto complainant alleges that Accused No.1 induced the victim to deposit the aforesaid amount into the account of the Petitioner. 5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the allegations leveled against the petitioner/Accused No.3, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.3 on pre-arrest bail subject to certain conditions. 7. 8. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: In the event of his arrest, the Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; I. 4 The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall make himself available for investigation as and when required; The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses: The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once in a week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. The Petitioner/Accused No.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 him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall surrender his passport to the Investigating Officer, if he states that he does not have passport, the Petitioner shall submit an affidavit to that effect. II. III. IV. V. VI. SD/- P.SIVA SITA RAMA KUMAR ASSISTANT REGl SECTION O^ICER R //TRUE COPY, To, 1. The SHO, J.R.Puram Police Station, Srikakulam District. 2. One CC to SRI. VAMSI KRISHNA VARANASI Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. One spare copy KSR n 0 HIGH COURT DR.YLR, J DATED:08/09/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP NO. 7380 OF 2026 ALLOWED j; O CP 5*^ rx: ■K o <c;