The court granted regular bail to the petitioner based on the principle of parity, as a co-accused in the same crime had previously been granted bail by the court.

The Court made the following:

ORDER:-

The Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), has been filed by the petitioner/Accused No.6, seeking regular bail in connection with Crime No.90 of 2025 of Kakumanu Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 111(4), 318(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 66D of Information Technology Act.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. Perused the record.

The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the Hon’ble Court in Crl.P. No. 2175 of 2026 dated 24.03.2026, enlarged Accused No.5 on statutory bail. The petitioner stands on the same footing as the accused No.5 who has already been enlarged on bail.

The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor fairly conceded that the accused No.5 involved in the same crime has been granted regular bail, and therefore, the Court may pass appropriate orders.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, and upon perusal of the material on record, it is noted that the accused No.5 in the present crime has already been enlarged by this Court in Crl.P.No.2175 of 2026, dated 24.03.2026. In view of the above said facts and circumstances, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner/accused 6 on bail.

In the result, the criminal petition is allowed subject to the following conditions:

i) The petitioner/Accused No.6 shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Junior Civil Judge, Ponnur.

ii) On release, the petitioners shall appear before the Station House Officer, concerned, once in a week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.30 a.m. and 05.00 p.m., till further orders.

iii) The petitioner shall appear before the investigating agency as and when required till completion of investigation and shall co-operate with the investigating agency.

iv) The petitioner shall deposit his passport if any before the Trial Court. He shall not leave the country without permission of the Trial Court.

v) The petitioner shall not influence/threaten the witnesses and cause any hurdle to the investigating agency.

As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.