HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.1004 of 2025

Order:

This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioners/A2 and A3, seeking anticipatory bail, in connection with Crime No.208 of 2024 of D. Hirehal Police Station, Ananthapuramu district.

2. A case has been registered against the petitioners herein and another for the offence punishable under Section 108 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that A1 already married the elder sister of the deceased and he was working at Bangalore as JCB driver. The deceased was also working in Bangalore in Garments shop. A1, under the guise of love, married the deceased and they lived together for some time. Later, A1 to A3 started harassing the deceased and used to beat her. Having vexed with their harassment, the deceased committed suicide by pouring petrol on herself and set her to fire. She died while undergoing treatment on 21.11.2024.

4. Heard. Perused the record.

5. A perusal of the material on record goes to show that all the allegations are directed against A1 that he is alleged to have beat the d