S. Mukunda Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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FRIDAY ,THE SECOND DAY OF MAY

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TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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iPRESENT:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2075 OF 2025

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Between:

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S. Mukunda, S/o, L Sendhil, Aged 28 years, R/o. VTC Kuppam Town & Mandal, Chittoor District.

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S. Nanda, S/o L. Sendhil, Aged 28 years, R/o Lakshmipuram,^D.No. 1- 80/2, Kuppam Town & Mandal, Chittoor District.

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P. Ashok, S/o. Poolingam, Aged 26 years, R/o. D.No. 6-124/1, Kuppam Town & Mandal, Chittoor District.

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P. AJAY, S/o. Poolingam Aged 24 years, R/o. D.No. 6-124/1, Kuppam Town & Mandal, Chittoor District.

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S. Geetha, W/o. N. Sabhari, Aged 36 years, R/o. Gundapalli Road, Kuppam Pathapeta, Kuppam Town & Mandal, Chittoor District.

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K.Nirmala, w/o. Karthik, Aged 37 years, R/o. D.No. 6-123, VTC Kuppam Town & Mandal, Chittoor District.

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C.Renuka, w/o. R. Chiranjeevi, Aged 34 years, D.No. 6-123, VTC Kuppam Town & Mandal, Chittoor District.

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S. Devika, W/o. Sendhil, Aged 46 years, R/o. 1-80/2, Lakshmipuram Kuppam, Chittoor District

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Petitioners/Accused No.4 to 7, 9 to 12

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AND

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The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Public Prosecutor,^HighCourt of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati

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Respondent/Complainant

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Petition under Section 482 of BNSS / Old Provision^{UnderSection438of} Cr.P.C. is filed praying that in the circumstances^{statedintheaffidavitfiledin} support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may^{bepleasedtodirectthe} Station House Officer, Kuppam Urban Police Station, Chittoor District to release the petitioners/accused No. 4 to 7 & 9 to 12^onbail in the event of their arrest in connection with Cr.No. 7/2025 of Kuppam^{UrbanPoliceStation,} Chittoor District.

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The petition/Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing^thePetition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing^{theargumentsof} Sri D PURNACHANDRA REDDY Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the Court made^{thefollowing.}

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The Court made the following Order:

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The Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the BNSS, is filed on behalf of the petitioners herein/A4 to A7^andA9toA12 to grant anticipatory bail in connection with Crime^No.7of2025 of Kuppam Urban Police Station, Chittoor District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioners^herein and others for the offences punishable under Sections¹¹⁸⁽¹⁾ and 109(1) read with 3(5) of the BNS. 1 72 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that at about years ago, Chandru and Saranya got married in the presence^of their elders and family members. Subsequently, differences arose between them, leading to family disputes between the complainant’s family and the accused's family. In connection with these disputes, the accused summoned the complainant’s family for a village elders' panchayat at the house^ofA10.During this mediation, A1 picked a quarrel with the complainant,^andin

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the course of the altercation, A1, along with the other accused, assauited the complainant and his family members with deadly weapons, intending to kill them. As a result, the complainant^and IS family sustained grievous injuries. The injured were then shifted to the Government Area Hospital, Kuppam for treatment, and some were later referred to PES Hospital, Kuppam for better medical care. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the injured has been discharged from the hospital . and that A1 along with A3 and A8, who were remanded to judicial custody, have been granted bail by the learned Principal Sessions Judge. Chittoor, vide order dated 10.03.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.168 of 2025. He further submits that the petitioners herein have no previous criminal record and moreover, petitioner Nos. 5 to 8 are women. 6. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners herein. 7. A perusal of the material on record goes to show that the present crime has been registered against the petitioners and others due to family disputes between both parties. Except omnibus allegations. no specific accusations have been made against the petitioners. As most of the prime accused in the present crime have already been released on regular bail, this Court is of the vi view that any custodial interrogation does not seem necessary. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have permanent abode and there 'S no possibility of their fleeing away from the justice.

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In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners herein on the following conditions.

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i) The petitioners herein are directed to surrender before the Station House Officer, concerned, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of^thisorder. On such surrender, petitioners herein are ordered to be enlarged on bail on their executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/(Rupees twenty five thousand only) each with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer, concerned.

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ii) On release, the petitioner Nos.1 to 4 shall appear before the Station House Officer, concerned, once in a fortnight, for a period of three (3) months.

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iii) The petitioners herein shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required and that they shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses.

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