1. The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.1 on bail in Crime No.20 of 2026 of Cyber Crime Police Station, NTR Commissionerate, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 herein for the offences punishable under Section 318(4), 319(1), 336(1), 338, 340(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’), 66-D of ITA-2000-2008 (for brevity ‘the Information Technology Act’).

2. Sri S.Dilip Jaya Ram, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and he has been falsely implicated by the police. It is further submitted that the petitioner is the sole earning members of the family and, therefore, his incarceration would cause undue hardship to his dependents. The petitioner undertakes to strictly adhere to any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. In light of the foregoing submissions, learned counsel prays that the present petition be allowed in the interest of justice.

3. Per contra, Mr.K.Sandeep, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner, submitting that the investigation is still underway and several material witnesses remain to be examined. It is contended that if the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, there is a strong likelihood that he may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. In view of the foregoing submissions, it is urged that the petition be dismissed.

4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record.

5. As seen from the record, the petitioner/Accused No.1 does not have adverse antecedents in similar cases. The FIR was registered on 10.03.2026. The petitioner was arrested on 11.03.2026 and he has been judicial custody for the past 105 days. The petitioner is permanent resident of Nellore and he has got fixed abode. On 29.04.2026, the first bail application filed before this Court vide Criminal Petition No.3322 of 2026 was dismissed as withdrawn. As per the mandate under Section 167(2) of ‘the Cr.P.C.,’/Section 187(1) of ‘the BNSS’, the petitioner has completed the statutory period of 90 days. So far only four (04) witnesses are examined. However, since the petitioner has completed the remand period of 90 days, he is entitled for the bail. A substantial portion of the investigation has been completed. If the petitioner is enlarged on bail with some stringent conditions, the interests of justice would be sub-served.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the petitioner/Accused No.1, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.1 on bail with some stringent conditions.

7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions:

               i. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned III Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vijayawada.

               ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05:00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet.

               iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned.

               iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future.

               v. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case and shall make himself available for interrogation by the Investigating Officer as and when required.

               vi. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court.