Korrapolu Joy Jamima, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted to woman accused (A-1) in honey-trap blackmail case, Crime No.359/2024, Airport Police Station, Visakhapatnam; offences under IPC ss.120-B, 420, 386, 307, 347, 328, 352, 506 r/w 34 and IT Act s.67; petitioner earlier bailed in Crime No.413/2024 (CP No.8542/2024, 09.12.2024), rearrested on PT warrant 21.10.2024, over 270 days in custody; preliminary charge sheet filed, main charge sheet awaited; bail on Rs.25,000/- personal bond with two like sureties; conditions: alternate-day SHO reporting till charge sheet, availability for investigation, no witness tampering, no similar offences; principle 'bail is the rule and jail an exception'; decided under BNSS ss.480/483; single-judge bench (K. Sreenivasa Reddy, J), 10.07.2025.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted to the petitioner/A-1 on a personal bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like sum each (Sessions Judge-cum-Mahila Court Judge, Visakhapatnam), subject to conditions: alternate-day reporting to the SHO (10 AM-5 PM) till filing of the charge sheet, availability for investigation, no inducement/threat/promise to witnesses, and abstention from similar crimes.