S Simon alias Simon v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Bail granted – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Sections 480 and 483
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati; Dr Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao; Criminal Petition No.11142 of 2025, decided 04/12/2025; regular bail under Sections 480 and 483 BNSS in Crime No.75 of 2025, Satyavedu Police Station; offences under Section 109(1) read with 3(5) BNS; criminal antecedents no bar to regular bail; Prabhakar Tewari v. State of Uttar Pradesh relied on; delay of nearly 21 hours in lodging FIR; arrest after two months; 77 days judicial custody; simple injuries; five material witnesses examined; bail conditions — bond Rs.20,000/- with two sureties, exclusion from Tirupathi District for two months, no exit from Andhra Pradesh without SHO permission, passport surrender.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner/Accused No.1 enlarged on bail in Crime No.75 of 2025 of Satyavedu Police Station on executing a bond for Rs.20,000/- with two sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sathyavedu, subject to conditions: (ii) not to enter Tirupathi District for two months; (iii) not to leave the limits of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission of the concerned Station House Officer; (iv) not to commit any offence; (v) to cooperate with the investigating officer and make himself available for interrogation; (vi) not to induce, threaten or promise any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure; (vii) to surrender his passport, if any, or file an affidavit of non-possession.