CRLP/8822/2024 of Varala Lokeshwara Rao Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

APHC010547952024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3239] (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8822/2024 Between: Varala Lokeshwara Rao ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. P S P SURESH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER: The present petition is filed under Section 482 B.N.S.S., seeking anticipatory bail. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.698 of 2024 on the file of Penamaluru Police Station, Krishna District. Said crime was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) and 351 B.N.S. 2. As seen from the provisions, both the offences are punishable with seven years or less than seven years. In view of the above, the present Criminal Petition is disposed of directing the police concerned to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35(3) of B.N.S.S. as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1. ____ K.SURESH REDDY, J Date: 28.03.2025 MVA 1 (