Andhra Pradesh High Court
CRLP/2716/2026 of Syed Rafi Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 22 April 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Between: 1. SYED RAFI, S/O SUDANI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS. OCCUPATION SOFTWAREENGINEER, R/O D.NO.2
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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2716/2026
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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.208 of 2024 of Pedakakani Police Station, Guntur District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 302, 304-B, 498- A, Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act altered from Section 174 of Cr.P.C.
2. Heard Mr. N.Bharath Simha Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.1 and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State.
3. 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.
4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders.
5. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner/accused No.1 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.
As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________________________
DR.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 23.04.2026 KKV
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2716/2026 23.04.2026
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