Bellamkonda Naveen Kumar v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail petition dismissed as infructuous because the accused-petitioner was already arrested and in judicial custody at the time of hearing. AP High Court, Amaravati; Criminal Petition No. 5352/2026; decided 17.07.2026 by Dr Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao. Petitioner/accused: Bellamkonda Naveen Kumar (Gandhi Colony, Indupur Village, Allur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District); respondents: State of Andhra Pradesh (through Public Prosecutor; Ms. P. Akhila Naidu, Assistant Public Prosecutor, appeared) and Rayavarpul Lalitha (wife of R. Venkateswarlu, Alluru Mandal, SPSR Nellore District). Counsel: V Surendra Reddy for the petitioner. No statute sections and no case law cited in the order; no monetary amounts involved. Of value only as a record that this plea was disposed of as infructuous upon the petitioner's arrest; it lays down no rule of law.
What did the court decide?
Having been informed that the petitioner/accused had been arrested and was in judicial custody, the Court held that the Criminal Petition seeking grant of pre-arrest bail had become infructuous, and accordingly dismissed it as infructuous, closing miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, as a sequel.