* THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5785/2025

% 04.07.2025

# Tadiparthi Bapi Reddy, S/o.Koti Reddy, aged about 61 years, Occ: Govt.

Employee, R/o. Kapil Homes Apartment, Agiripalli Road, Nuzvid, Eluru District

nd

previously Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. N/o. D.No.4-5-49/15/A, 2 Line,

Bapuji Nagar, Sai Baba Road, Guntur, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.

…. Petitioner

Versus

$ State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at

Amaravati.

…. Respondents

! Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri VENKATA MOHAN RAO PATHAKOTA

! Counsel for the Respondent : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

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> Head Note:

? Cases referred:

1. 1980 AIR 1632; 1980 SCR (3) 383; (1980) 2 SCC 565

2.(2020) 5 SCC 1

3. (2024) 10 SCC 3362025) 1 SCC(Crl)1 : 2024 SCC Online SC 2453

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5785/2025 # Tadiparthi Bapi Reddy, S/o.Koti Reddy, aged about 61 years, Occ:Govt.

Employee, R/o. Kapil Homes Apartment, Agiripalli Road, Nuzvid, Eluru District nd previously Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. N/o. D.No.4-5-49/15/A, 2 Line, Bapuji Nagar, Sai Baba Road, Guntur, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.

…. Petitioner Versus $ State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravati.

…. Respondents DATE OF ORDER PRONOUNCED: 04.07.2025 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the Order? Yes/No

2. Whether the copies of Order may be marked to Law Reporters/Journals? Yes/No

3. Whether Your Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the Order ? Yes/No ____________________________ A. HARIHARANADHA SARMA, J APHC010280032025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3520]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5785/2025 Between:

Tadiparthi Bapi Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

1. VENKATA MOHAN RAO PATHAKOTA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:

1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA Crl.P.No.5785 of 2025 ORDER:

This is an application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [BNNS], seeking the relief of pre-arrest bail in respect of unregistered Crime, pertaining to the Pattabhipuram Police Station, Guntur Urban District, in connection with a complaint lodged by one Veeragandham Hemalatha with several allegations including an attempt to kill her on 08.05.2025 and hence, the petitioner is afraid of danger of arrest as Police are repeatedly summoning him.

2. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor strongly opposed the petition.

3. Heard both side extensively.

4. Point for determination:

Whether the petitioner is entitled for grant of pre-arrest bail in terms of Section 482 of BNSS, in respect of an unregistered Crime, pursuant to the complaint dated 12.05.2025? If so, on what terms?

Sequence of events:-

5. A written complaint dated 12.05.2025 annexed to the Petition was submitted by the informant to the Police with the following allegations:-

[i] “She is a widow, engaged in Textiles and real estate business. She had two children, (1) Vamsi Krishna -son and (2) Sai Priyanka - daughter. The informant got acquaintance with the petitioner herein in a marriage in connection with purchase of a flat. Thereafter, closeness developed between them. On sharing of information about the death of her husband, the petitioner assured that he will support her. Thereafter, convincing her children, he married the informant. When photos were about to be taken while tying Tali, on the pretext that petitioner is a Government employee, he stopped taking of photos. Informants all income out of the real estate business was saved with the petitioner, as he assured to return the money for her children future needs. F