The Hon’ble Sri Justice J.Sreenivas Rao Criminal Petition No.6880 of 2025

Order

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This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) seeking anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused No.1 in Crime No.192 of 2025 of Mahabubabad Town Police Station, Mahabubabad District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 88 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’), Section 5 r/w Section 7 of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (for short ‘MTP Act’) and Sections 23 and 24 of Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostics Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Determination) Act, 2003 (for short ‘PNDT Act’).

2. Heard Mr. Kiran Kumar Boddu, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.1 and Mr. Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent/State. 3. The case of the prosecution is that on 22.05.2025 at about 19:00 hours, the complainant filed a complaint stating that he received phone call from child help line bearing No.8331007001 to the effect that an illegal abortion was being conducted at Kranthi Memorial Hospital, Mahabubabad, and immediately he sent his staff and shif