Andhra Pradesh High Court
CRLP/3869/2026 of Sri Dekollu Chandu Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 3 May 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3869/2026 Between: 1. SRI DEKOLLU CHANDU, A1,S/O.BALASWAMY,HINDU, MALE, AGED
APHC010245982026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3869/2026
Between:
1. SRI DEKOLLU CHANDU, A1,S/O.BALASWAMY,HINDU, MALE, AGED
29 YEARS.SCHEDULED CASTE-MALAHEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER IN
DEEPAK NEXGENFEEDS PVT., LTD., BOMMULURUR/O.D.NO.3-188, NAVVULUKUNTA
CHERUVU,APPANAVEEDU-521105,PEDAPADU
MANDALWEST GODAVARI DISTRIC
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,REP BY ITS PUBLIC
PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT AT AMARAVTHI.THROUGH S.H.O., HANUMAN JUNCTION P.S.
...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT
Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS
praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to grant Anticipatory Bail to the Petitioner by directing the Respondent-SHO, Hanuman Junction Police Station, to enlarge the Petitioner on Bail, in the event of the arrest of the /
Petitioner/Accused No.1 (Sri Dekollu Chandu) in case in Crime No.38/2026 of Hanuman Junction Police Station, U/s.316(2), 318(4) of BNS, 2023, dt.20/01/2026, in the interest of justice.
Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:
1. G RONALD RAJU
Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:
1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
CRIMINAL PETITION No: 3869 of 2026
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ORDER:-
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.1 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.38 of 2026 dated 20.01.2026 of Hanuman Junction Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’).
2. Heard Sri G.Ronald Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. Perused the record.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the offences registered against the petitioner are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment and the petition may be disposed of by giving protection to the petitioner vide guidelines of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar1.
5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the offences registered against the petitioner are punishable with less than seven years period of imprisonment and the respondent-police will follow the procedure prescribed under Section 35 (3) of BNSS., [Section 41-A Cr.P.C]
and the guidelines laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar’s case (supra) .
6. Recording the above submissions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of.
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DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 04.05.2026. UPS
CRIMINAL PETITION No: 3869 of 2026 Date: 04.05.2026
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