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.5 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection
with Crime No.118 of 2025 on the file of Cyber Crime Police Station,
Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, registered for the alleged offences
punishable under Sections 112 (1), 319 (2), 318 (4) read with 61 (2) of
the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’), 66-C, 66-D of
the Information Technology Act-2000-2008, Sections 3 and 4 of the
Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act.
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 07.06.2025 on credible
information, Inspector and his staff conducted a raid near Vensa Classic
Apartments, Srinivasanagar, Visakhapatnam. They apprehended one
individual, Simmala Surya Prakash (A-3), who was found operating a
mobile phone at the scene. Upon questioning, he confessed to being
involved in organized illegal online betting for the past two years along
with five others. They used betting applications like Radhe Exchange
and Avathar for the transactions. Four Android mobile phones and two
SIM cards containing the betting apps were seized, and Accused No.3
Dr. YLR, J
Dated 21.07.2025
was arrested on the spot. Basing on the said report, the police registered
a crime against the petitioner/Accused No.5.