Sanumuri Eswaraiah alias Chinnaiah Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

SANUMURI ESWARAIAH ALIAS CHINNAIAH, S/O VENKATAIAHAGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC.AGRICULTURE COOLIE,R/O H.NO. 11/614,ARUNDATHIWADA,RAILWAY KODURTOWN, KADAPA DISTRICT.

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...PETITIONER/ACCUSED

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF A.P AT AMARAVATI, NELAPADU,GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

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Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

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1.B S REDDY

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Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:

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1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

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The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13605 OF 2025

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ORDER:-

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The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner/Accused No.14 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.32 of 2025 of RSASTF Police Station, Tirupati, Chittoor District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 302(2) r/w 3(5), 49, 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNS’) and Section 20(1) (d)(i)(a) read with 20(1)(c) ii, iii, iv, x, 36(a) read with 32A, 2994)(a)(i) of A.P. Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016.

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Heard Mr. B.S.Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.K.Sandeep, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate and to move a regular bail application, and that a direction may be issued to dispose of the said application as expeditiously as possible, in view of the fact that the petitioner is a cardiac patient.

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The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders.

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Considering the submissions made, the criminal petition is disposed of with liberty is granted to the petitioner/accused No.14 to surrender before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned within one (01) week from the date of receipt of copy of this order, and move an appropriate application before the learned Jurisdictional Court concerned. The learned Jurisdictional Court concerned is directed to dispose of the said application in accordance with law, on its own merits by giving due and sufficient opportunity to the learned Public Prosecutor concerned, and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner/Accused No. 14 is a cardiac patient.

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