K Chandana Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS., is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner/accused on bail, inquiry and trial in PRC No. 65/2025 on the file of IV Addl. Civil Judge(Junior Division) - Cum- Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Tirupati which arose out of Cr.No. 312/2025 of Alipiri Police Station, Tirupathi District;

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The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri. D PURNACHANDRA REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, for the Respondent;

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The Court made the following ORDER:

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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 73 OF 2026

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ORDER:-

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The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail in Crime No.312 of 2025 of Alipiri Police Station, Tirupati, registered against the Petitioner/Accu^sed herein for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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Heard Mr. D. Puma Chandra Reddy, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant^{PublicProsecutor.}

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The case of the prosecution in brief is that initially the accused being the mother of Ramya (deceased child) aged about six monghs,^{foundtheabsence} her child at her residence on 06.09.2025 at about 5.30 a.m., immediately, got alerted her husband, thoroughly searched, but failed^{tolocatethesaidchild} ultimately a written complaint was presented by her at Alipiri Police Station on 06.09.2025 under written endorsement by the Sub-Inspector^{ofPoliceatabout} 12.30 p..m. During the course of investigation, it came to light that the accused had misrepresented the investigating agency in the form of filing a written complaint, and on interrogation revealed that the accused being a mother of two daughters, again gave birth to third daughter Ramya, who was aged about

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6 months old as on the date of incident, tried her level best to sell away the said child, but could not succeed in her attempt. The nature of allegartions point out that the accused had decided to see the end^ofthe life of her third daughter, in the said process, she had visited to drainage canal at Korameenugunta tank, threw the said child in the said drainage canal and committed the offence.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner herein is the mother of the deceasecf, who was six^months old. He would further submit that the investigation in this case has been completed and that the charge sheet has also been filed, whereupon the Court has taken cognizance and numbered the case as P.R.C. No. 65 of^2025. He would further submit that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 06.09.2025 and that her request may be considered, as she is ready^{tofurnishsufficient} sureties to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court to secure her presence for the purpose of trial.

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Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor,^would submit that the investigation has been completed and that the charge sheet has been filed and numbered as P.R.C.' No. 65 of 2025.

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Considering the submissions made, upon perusal of the material on record, and taking into consideration the facts and^{circumstancesofthecase.}

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since the investigation has been completed, there is^no likelihood of the petitioner influencing the witnesses or tampering with^theevidence. In this view of the matter, this Court is inclined to allow the present petition, subject to the following stringent conditions:

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I. The Petitioner/Accused shall be enlarged on bail subject^to her executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned IV Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tirupati.

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II. The Petitioner/ Accused shall appear before the learned trial Court on every adjournment without fail.

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IV. The Petitioner/Accused shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future.

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V. The Petitioner/Accused shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade^him/her from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police^officer.

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Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed.

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//TRUE COPY// SD/- K.SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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