Gorijala Srinivasa Rao v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail; protection from coercive police action; Section 482 BNSS 2023; Section 35(3) BNSS 2023; offences punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years; Sections 318(4) and 316(2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Crime No.25 of 2025, Mangalagiri Rural Police Station, Guntur district; Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273 guidelines; Criminal Petition No.1024 of 2025; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; petition disposed with directions; miscellaneous petitions closed; Gorijala Srinivasa Rao; K. Sreenivasa Reddy, J.; dated 13.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Limited relief as prayed: police directed to follow the procedure contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 scrupulously and as per the guidelines in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar ((2014) 8 SCC 273), thereby protecting the petitioner from coercive action; Criminal Petition disposed of and pending miscellaneous petitions closed.