In the court of the IV Additional District & Sessions Judge :: Tanuku
Present: Dr.B.Lakshmi Narayana
Special Judge for Speedy Trial of Offences under POCSO Act, 2012,
Bhimavaram FAC/IV Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Tanuku
Wednesday, the 13th (Thirteenth) day of May, 2026
CIS 23 of 2026
Crl.M.P.No. 103 of 2026
Crime No. 156 of 2025 (Attili Police Station) Between:-
1. Kowru Durga Rao, S/o Rama Rao, aged 38 years, R/o NTR Colony, Manchili village of Attili Mandal.
2. Kowru Rama Rao, S/o Narasimha Murthy, aged 61 years, R/o NTR Colony, Manchili village of Attili Mandal.
3. Kowru Venkata Ramana, W/o Satyanarayana, aged 38 years, R/o NTR Colony, Manchili village of Attili Mandal.
… Petitioners/A1, A2 and A7
And
The SHO., Attili Police Station. Represented by its Public Prosecutor … Respondent/ Complainant
This petition is coming on 13.05.2026 for hearing before me, in the presence of Sri Y.Rajesh, Advocate for petitioners/Accused 1, 2 and 7 and of Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent/complainant. Upon hearing the arguments on both sides and other material papers on record, this Court made the following:-
O R D E R
This bail application filed under Section 483 Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to grant regular bail to the petitioners/A1, A2 and
A7, to release the, who were arrested in connection with the case in Crime
No.156/2025 of Attili Police Station for the offences punishable under
Sections 115 (2), 109 (1), 351 (2) r/w 3(5) of Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhitha
Act, 2023.
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2. The circumstances give rise to file this application are as follows:
The complainant reported that on 21.12.2025 at about 8.30 AM when he was cleaning his auto, then, A1/Kowru Durga Rao, A2/Kowru Ramaiah
A3/Kowru Sai, A4/Kowru Rama Rao, A5/Kowru Satyanarayana, A6/Kowru
Ramaiah first daughter-in-law and A7/Kowru Ramaiah second daughter-in- law abused him in filthy language and bet with intent to kill the complainant and A1 beat the complainant below right knee with iron pipe, caused he fell down, then A2 beat the complainant on his head with stick, caused bleeding injury and threaten to kill him in dire consequences as a result, the complainant received bleeding injuries and later on, he presented a report
before the Station House Officer, Attili Police Station which was registered a
case in Crime No.156/2025 under Sections 115 (2), 109 (1), 351 (2) r/w 3(5) of Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhitha Act, 2023 and the investigation is on.
3.The case of the petitioners in brief is that the petitioners are resident of Manchili village, on 07.05.2026 police have arrested them and produced
before the learned Magistrate and since then they are in remand. The
alleged offences are not punishable with life or death imprisonment. The petitioner is no way concerned with the alleged offence and L.Ws.1 to 10 were examined and except receipt of report from Regional Forensic Science
Laboratory, Vijayawada, no further stage of investigation is pending.
4.Notice is given to the learned Additional Public Prosecutor and memo is filed to that effect.
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5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional
Public Prosecutor.
6. The counsel for the petitioners in his arguments submitted that except receipt of report from Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Vijayawada, remaining investigation in this case was completed. Furthermore, since 07.05.2026 the petitioners are in judicial remand.
7. Per-contra learned Additional Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed to allow the prayer by contending that the accused with an intention to kill the defacto complainant, attacked him with iron rod and sticks, investigation is still pending.
8. The point arose for determination in this petition is as follows:
Whether the petitioners/A.1, A.2 and A.7 can be enlarged on bail
U/sec. 483 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, 2023 in Crime
No.156/2025 of Attili Police Station for the offences punishable
under Sections 115 (2), 109 (1), 351 (2) r/w 3(5) of Bharathiya
Nyaya Sanhitha Act, 2023 ?
9. P O I N T:
On considered the submission of learned counsel for petitioners that this crime i.e., Crime No.156 of 2025 and Crime No.157 of 2025 are case and counter, whereas, Accused No.1 in Crime No.157/2025 who was arrested on 09.03.2026 produced before the learned Magistrate, released the Accused No.1 by directing to furnish sureties. On considered the observation of the learned Magistrate in Crime No.157 of 2025 as well from the recitals of report of the defacto complainant which clearly shows ill- 4 feelings and disputes between these two parties. Moreover, these petitioners/A.1, A.2 and A.7 are in judicial custody from 07.05.2026. If they will behind the bars prolonged period that may leads further disputes between the parties under these two crimes. So that, this court is inclined to enlarge the bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, point is answered.
10. In the result this petition is allowed by enlarging petitioners/A.1, A.2 and A.7 on bail on execution of self bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) each with two sureties for like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class,
Tanuku. On such release, the petitioners/A.1, A.2 and A.7 are directed to appear before the Station House Officer, Attili Police Station on every
Monday between 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM for a period of Two months or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier.
Typed to my dictation by Typist by name G.V.V.Varaprasad, corrected and pronounced by me in the open Court on this the 13th day of May, 2026.
Sd/- Dr.B.Lakshmi Narayana
Special Judge for Speedy Trial of Offences
under POCSO Act, 2012, Bhimavaram, FAC/IV Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Tanuku Copy to:
1. The II Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Tanuku
2. The Counsel for petitioners/A.1, A.2 and A.7.
3. The Station House Officer, Attili Police Station.
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I/C Superintendent. VIII Additional District & Sessions Judge's Court, Chittoor.