Andhra Pradesh High Court
CRLP/4494/2026 of Sri Neeli Hemanth Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 28 May 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3573] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4494/2026 Between: 1. SRI NEELI HEMANTH, S/O NEELI POLICHETTY CHITTI BABU,
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF MAY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4494/2026
Between:
1. SRI NEELI HEMANTH, S/O NEELI POLICHETTY CHITTI BABU, AGED
35,
SALIPETA,
PEDAGADILI,
NEAR
GOVT
DAIRY
FARMVISAKHAPATNAM -530040
2. SRI NEELI POLICHETTY CHITTIBABU, AGED 65 YRS, D.N0.18-1J72, SALIPETA, PEDAGADILI, NEAR
GOVT
DAIRY
FARM,
VISAKHAPATNAM -530040
3. SMT. NEELI NAGAMANI, W/O NEELI POLICHETTY CHITTIBABU, AGED 56 Yrs, D.NO.18-172, SALIPETA, PEDAGADILI, NEAR GOVT
DAIRY FARM, VISAKHAPATNAM -530040
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S)
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Through the S.H.O., of Chirala II
Town P.S., Bapatla, Represented by its Public Prosecutor High Court at Amaravathi.
...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT
Petition under Section 482 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be Pleased to grant an Anticipatory Bail to the petitioners /A -1 to A-3 in connection with the Crime in F.I.R. No.66/2026 dt. 07-05-2026 on the file of S.H.O., of Chirala II Town U.P.S., Bapatla District (Guntur) by directing the S.H.O., to Release Petitioners /A-1 to A-3 in the event of their Arrest by Allowing the Criminal Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S):
1. R SIVA SAI SWARUP
Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:
1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Court made the following:
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4494 OF 2026
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ORDER:-
1. This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “B.N.S.S.”) is filed seeking to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail in Crime No.66 of 2026 of Chirala II Town U.P.S., Bapatla District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 85 of BNS and 3, 4 of DPA.
2. No representation on behalf of the petitioners.
3. Heard learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent/State.
4. Perused the record.
5. Since it is seen that the offences alleged are punishable with seven years or less than seven years, the respondent/State is directed to comply with the mandate in Section 35(3) of the BNSS, 2023 and all the directions given by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the judgment in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar1 and other related rulings.
6. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is disposed of.
As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, if any pending, in this Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. __________________________
JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI
Date: 29.05.2026 AMD/PGT
CRIMINAL PETITION NO:4494 OF 2026
Date: 29.05.2026
AMD/PGT