(1.) The Criminal Petition, under Sec. 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'BNSS'), is filed on behalf of the petitioner/A.7 to grant anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.249/2025 of Ongole Taluk Police Station, Ongole, Prakasam District.
(2.) A case has been registered against the petitioner / A.7 and others for the offence punishable under Ss. 331(5), 103(1), 351(2) r/w 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'BNS').
(3.) The prosecution's case, in brief, is that on 22/4/2025 at 7:30 P.M., the deceased, along with Narayana Rao and Niranjan, was at the office reviewing liquor shop accounts when four unidentified individuals entered carrying a bag.