The petitioner herein is arrayed as Accused No.3 in Crime No.120 of
2025 of Gopalapatnam Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, which was
registered with the allegations of committing the offences under Sections 194
of BNSS, subsequently altered and added with Section 125(b), 105 r/w 3(5) of
BNS.
2. Present application is filed with a prayer for directing the concerned, to
release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest, in respect of crime
mentioned, in the form of granting pre-arrest bail, in terms of Section 482 of
BNSS.
3. Due to collapse of wall, during Chandanothsavam celebrated at Sri
Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, [for short ‘SVLNS
Devasthanam’] Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam (07) devotees died and (8)
persons injured. Alleging that the petitioner, being contractor, and others
involved in the construction process, failed to take proper precautions and
negligent case is registered against accused including the petitioner. Claiming
that the petitioner is afraid of danger of arrest and he is entitled for grant of
pre-arrest bail, present application is filed.