Judgment · High Court · 2025

~ I+ 2 This criminal petI'tl-On, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya NagarI-k Suraksha sanhI'ta, 2023 (for short fthe BNSS') has been filed on behalf of the petI'tl'Oners herel-n/accused Nos.1 and 2 to grant antl-cl'patory ba" lan COnnectI'On wl®th Crime No.71 of 2025 of Mangalagl'ri Rural PolI'Ce Slat, Ion, Guntur.

A case has been registered against the petjtI-Oners heref-n/accused Nos.1 and 2 and other accused for the offences punishable under sectI'OnS 333,109 (1), 74, 351 (3), 324 (4) read with 3 (5) of the Bharatl'ya Nyaya sanhl-ta, 2023 (for brevl'ty IBNS').

BrI'ef facts of the case of prosecution are that, on o7.02.2025, the petitioners herein/accused Nos.1 and 2 along with other accused were alleged to have crjmjnally trespassed I'ntO the house of de facfo complainant wI-th deadly weapons and beat one sI-Va Krjshna Babu, younger brother of de raofo complajnant with rods, stones and stI'CkS and also hl's brother's frl-end v,'z. Rohith due to previous grudges,I that with an intent, Ion to kl'll the c/e /acfo complal-nant, the accused were alleged to have infll-cted bleeding injuries to his younger brother and his mother, by holdl-ng her tuft and that, the accused were alleged to have damaged the motorcycle and other household arfjcles of the de facfo ii- complainant. Basing on the report of the de facfo complainant, a + case in Crime No.71 of 2025 of Mangalagiri Rural Police Station was registered for the aforesaid offences and investigated into. 4, Learned counsel for the petitioners herein/accused Nos.1 and 2 would contend that all the allegations attributed as against the petitioners herel'n/accused Nos.1 and 2 are far away from truth and they were roped into the crime due to political rivalry-

Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the state would contend that the investigation revealed that all the accused were alleged to have made attempt to commit murder of the de facfo complainant by trespassing into his house and assuming that the younger brother, who was present in the house on the date of the incident, as that of the de facfo complainant, beat him indiscriminately. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would further contend that the mother of the de raofo complainant also sustained injuries in the said incident. Hence, prays the Court to dismiss the Criminal Petition.

Heard both sides. Perused the record. €tJJ *=P

A perusal of material on record goes to show that there were disputes between the petitioners herein/accused Nos.1 and 2 and the de facfo complainant and in connection with that, on the date of the incident, it was alleged that the petitioners herein/ accused Nos.1 and 2 trespassed into the house and alleged to have attacked the younger brother and mother of the de facfo complainant. The specific overt-act that has been attributed as against the accused No.3 is that he was alleged to have beat the brother of the de facfo complainant with a stick, resulting he susfned simple injuries. A case has been registered as against ®t3-®-_I- facfo complainant also.

A perusal of material on record coupled with the - iiiiE submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners herein/accused Nos.1 and 2 further goes to show that the accused Nos.1 and 2 also sustained injuries in the course of same incident and when the same has been reported to police, it was not been received by the police. ln view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners herein/accused Nos.1 and 2, on certain conditions. `-.\ `-/

Accordingly, in the event Of the arrest Of Petitioners herein/accused Nos.1 and 2 'In the above Crime, they Shall be released on ba" on their executing personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) each With two Sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials. Further, the Pet-ltiOnerS herein/accused Nos.1 and 2 shall appear before the station House Officer, concerned Once in a Week ,-.e. On every saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m, till filing Of the charge sheet and further, the petitioners herein/accused Nos.1 and 2 sha" make themselves available for investigation aS and When required and that they shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses.

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition 'lS allowed. As a sequel thereto, the m'lSCellaneOuS Petitions, if any, pending 'ln this criminal petition, sha" stand closed. A F\NO RAP /ITRUE COPY// Fo _ --\,-\\ To , try, LP,

The SHO, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Guntur District.

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3. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. ~ [OUT]

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ORDER CRLP.No.1676 of 2025 ALLOWED J `ke, . ..,_. a-+l--~---- i£.