CRLP/1733/2025 of KARRI APPANNA Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

1 APHC010079212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396] (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1733/2025 Between: Karri Appanna ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1733 of 2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/Accused No.1, seeking regular bail, in Crime No. 318 of 2024 of Kuvvuru Town Police Station, West Godavari District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 376(2)n, 376(3) of IPC, 5(j)(ii)(l) r/w 6 of POCSO Act, 2012. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, prior to 06.12.2024, the accused being the close relative and being neighbour of the victim minor girl aged about 16 years, used to follow her on the guise of love and marriage while she was s