THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.13257 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused in Crime No.255 of 2025 before the Ghanpur Police Station, Jayashankar Bhupalpally District.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 16.09.2025 at about 5.30 p.m., while the deceased, Bollam Bixapathi, was feeding his bulls near Oora Cheruvu outskirts of Dharmaraopet village, the bulls strayed into the paddy field of the petitioner, Poojari Babu. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner allegedly abused and beat the deceased with a palm tree stick, causing injuries. It was stated that the deceased felt humiliated, became mentally disturbed, and on 18.09.2025 consumed herbicide poison at his house. He was shifted to the Government Hospital, Mulugu, and later to MGM Hospital, where he died on 26.09.2025.

3. Heard Sri M. Ajay Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4. Learned counsel for the petiti