I `--4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2362 OF 2025 Between : ::.fig;g€f;J>;I:-,:;_`.i _i Sobha Ramesh, S/o. Gangadhar, aged about 25 years, R/o. Rangilisl-ngi Village, Munchingipu{ MandaI, AIIuri Sitharama Raju District, A.P. I... Petitioner/Accused No.6 •AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. ....Respondent Petition under Section 437 &'r439 of Cr.P.C and See. 480 & 483 of BNSS is filed, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed ih Support Of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.6 on bail pending disposal of Crime No.99/2024 of Cheedikada P.S., now Anakapalli District The petitI'On coming On for hearing, upon Perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof aha `upon hearing the arguments of sRi GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO , A-dvocate for the Petitioner, Assistant PublI'C Prosecutor for the respondent and the court made the following. ORDER tJ- ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatilya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity lthe BNSS'), seeking to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.6 on bail in 6r.No.99 of 2024 on the file of Cheedikada Police Station, Anakapalli District, registered against the petitioner/Accused No.6 herein for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) r/w 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevI-ty [the NDPS Act'). 2. The case of the prosecution in nutshell is thaton 01.08.2024, the Sub- Inspector of Police, Cheedikada Police Station, Anakapalli District, on receiving information about the illegal possession and transportation of ganja and rushed to the scene of offence by securing the presence of mediators and apprehended Al to A4 and found 150 Kgs of Ganja in their possession. The contraband was seized linder cover of a mediators report and they were arrested and sent to judicial custody and basing on confessional statement of other accused, petitioner was arrayed as A-6 and arrested on 16.12.2O24 and sent to judicial custody. 3. Heard learned counsel forthe petitionerand the learnedAssistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner has not committed any offence; petitioner was falsely implicated by the police in the r ?`-_ crime; petitioner is the sole breadwinner; petitioner would abide by any conditions to be imposed by this court; and urged to allow the petition. 5. Per cot,fra, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed the bail application stating that some more material Witnesses have tO be examined; investigation is not completed; if the pet-ltioner are enlarged on bail, he would not be available for the investigation and they would escape from the clutches of law; and urged to dismiss the bail petition. 6. As seen from the record, the petitioner has been in thejudiCial Custody for the past 181 days. The petitioner is resident Of Rangilisingi Village, Munchingiput Mandal, AIluri Sitharama Raju District. If the petitioner is enlarged on bail with stringent conditions, he would not flee away from the clutches of the law, and interest of the justice would be served. 7. Keeping in view of the period ofde{entiOn undergone bythe Petitioner in judicial custody for more than 180 days, the nature and gravity Of allegation levelled against the petitioner, and his alleged role -ln the case, this ,Court is inclined to enlarge theopetitioner on bail with the following stringent conditions. 8. ln the result, the Criminal Petition isallowed with the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall execute personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties for like Sum each tO the satisfaction of learned I AddI-tiOnal District and Sessions Judge- Gum-special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. ~_.a (i.I) (iii) The petitioner iS directed tO appear before the Cheedikada Police station, Anakapalli District, on every 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday between 10.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m., t'Ill filing Of the Charge Sheet. The petitioner Sha" not d-lreCtly Or indirectly contact Or threaten the witnesses under any circumstances and any such attempt shall be construed as an attempt of influencing the witnesses and shall not tamper evidence and shall co-operate with the investigation. lt is made clear that the pet-ltioner shall scrupulously comply With the above conditions and breach of any of the above conditions will be viewed seriously and prosecution is at liberty to move an application for cancellation of the bail. As a sequel, Pending applications, if any, Shall stand closed. sD/-rm.SR!N!-V-AS //TRUE COPY// A ASsS:ScTT::TNRoz¥i`£\RRAR To, 1. The I Addl. District & Sessions Judge-Gum-Special Judge for Trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Visakhapatnam. 3. The SHO, Cheedikada P.S., now Anakapalli District. 4. One CC to SRI. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court ofAndhra Pradesh.[OUT] 6. One spare copy ksr HIGH COURT TCDS, J DATED: 12/06/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.2362 of 2025 ALLOWED