Bail may be granted when the crucial part of the investigation—such as identification of the accused and collection of evidence—is complete, the accused has spent significant time in custody, and there is no evidence of tampering with witnesses.

COMMON ORDER:

Since the issue involved and the petitioners herein are arrayed as Accused in Crime No.23 of 2026 of Tiruchanur Police Station Tirupathi, these Criminal Petitioners are being disposed of by this Common Order.

Criminal Petition No.1891 of 2026

2. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( for short ‘BNSS, 2023’), by the Petitioner/A.17 to enlarge him on bail in connection with Crime No.23 of 2026 of Tiruchanur Police Station, Tirupathi District, which is registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 115(2), 140(1), 126(2), 351(2) read with 190, 61(2) of BNS, 2023.

Criminal Petition No.1894 of 2026

3. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the Petitioner/A.1 to enlarge him on bail in connection with Crime No.23 of 2026 of Tiruchanur Police Station, Tirupathi District, which is registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 115(2), 140(1), 126(2), 351(2) read with 190, 61(2) of BNS, 2023.

Criminal Petition No.1911 of 2026

4. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the Petitioners/A.4, A.5, A.12 to A.16 to enlarge them on bail in connection with Crime No.23 of 2026 of Tiruchanur Police Station, Tirupathi District, which is registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 115(2), 140(1), 126(2), 351(2) read with 190, 61(2) of BNS, 2023.

Criminal Petition No.2089 of 2026

5. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the Petitioner/A.20 to enlarge him on bail in connection with Crime No.23 of 2026 of Tiruchanur Police Station, Tirupathi District, which is registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 115(2), 140(1), 126(2), 351(2) read with 190, 61(2) of BNS, 2023.

6. The case of the prosecution, as per the contents of the First Information Report, is that

i) On 03.02.2026 at about 11.30 a.m. at Vartha Cross, near Lemon Tree Hotel, Tiruchanur Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Tirupati District the complainant along with the student leaders Sheik Ali Akbar and Vinod Kumar and some other students were proceeding to the Collector Office to submit a complaint regarding the injustice at Mohan Babu University, in three Innova vehicles bearing Nos. AP 03 AW 9480, AP 03 AP 5999 and AP 03 CK 4447 nearly 20 unknown persons wrongfully restrained and assaulted them stating that they are the associates of A-1/Satish and kidnapped the said Akbar and Vinod Kumar in the said vehicle and fled away from the scene of offence.

ii) on the written complaint lodged by the de facto complainant, the above crime is registered against the Accused, wherein the Petitioners herein are arrayed as Accused. The Petitioners are working in different posts in Mohan Babu University.

iii) The present criminal petitions are filed by the Petitioners /Accused to enlarge them on bail in connection with the above crime.

7. Heard Sri K.S.Murthy, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri B.Venkatesh Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioners on record and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent State. Perused the material on record.

8. Learned Senior Counsel would submit that there are no ingredients of the offences lodged against the Petitioners and that there is no intention of killing the complainant and even nobody sustained injuries. Learned Senior Counsel would