APHC010119972025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULViJ? TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2781 OF 2025 Between: Podichi Valsala. W/o. Babu, aged about 48 years, ST by Caste, R/o Edaman (V), Pathapura(M), Kollam District, Kerala State. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED N0.3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. High Court of ...RESPONDENT Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C & R/w 70 (2) New Section BNSS, 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the Non Bailable Warrant against the Petitioner/Accused 528 of No.3 issued on dated; 25.02.2025 in SC. NDPS. No. 97 of 2016 in Crime No.258 of 2014 on the file of Metropolitan Sessions Judge-Cum-I Additional Court for Trial of offence under NDPS Act District Judge-Cum Special Visakhapatnam. r- Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI K.K. KOMALAN Counsel for the Respondent: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER : r '' APHC010119972025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2781/2025 Between: PODICHI VALSALA, W/0 BABU, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, ST BY CASTE, R/0 EDAMAN (V), PATHAPURA(M), KOLLAM DISTRICT, KERALA STATE ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, AMARAVATHI. HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.K.K. KOMALAN Counsel for the Respondent/complainant; 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C read with Section 528 of BNSS has been filed, by the Petitioner/Accused No.3, seeking to quash the Non Bailable Warrant issued against her on 25.02.2025 in S.C.NDPS No.97 of 2016 on the file of the Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-l Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri K.K.Komalan, learned 2. counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the Petitioner is facing trial in the li 7 above case. Learned counsel would further submit that, on the given date the Petitioner could not appear before the Court, as such, Non-Bailable Warrant has been issued against her. Challenging the same, the present petition has been filed. 3. Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that when there is a remedy available to the Petitioner to file a petition to recall the warrant, this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C is not maintainable. Considering the submissions made, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 4. However, the Petitioner is at liberty to work out her remedies before the trial Court by filing an appropriate application to recall her warrant and on filing such application, the learned trial Judge may consider the same and take appropriate decision in accordance with law. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. SOI- N.NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGIST^Af^ //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge-Cum-I Additional District Judge-Cum Special Court for Trial of offence under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. 2. One CC to SRI. K.K. KOMALAN Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies Chp TAC < HIGH COURT DATED:22/07/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 2781 OF 2025 / O 0 ^ 20?5 '3 o*# -*jS '’*iv ■’k DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION