rapTErm€ lN THE HIGH couRT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AM /r WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY S'XTH DAY OF T|^J,-_- _.. _.,`lnuAYOFMA TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE I'PRESENT.I THE HONOURABLE SRf JUSTICE T MAl I flf^ A II IL- _I:I_.v==:+:_`_I.I?E T MALLIKARJUNA RAO Between.. CRIMINALPETITIONNO..2955OF2025 vanthala Rama Murthy, c/o Gennu, Aged 30 years, Godhlput village, pedaguda post Muchlngput Mandal, Al'un sltarama RaJu D,strlct AND I I I Petitl'oner/A.3 The state of Andhra pradesh, By ,ts pub',c prosecutor, H,gh court of A P , AmaravatI , Through statIOn i:u=: =ffilcreur:I: MPropsa::umto:1oI:cleghstCa:ou: ...,RespondenS pet,I,on under sectlons 437 & 439 of cr p c (under sectJOns 480 & 483 of BNSS) pray,ng that ln the cfrcumstances stated ,n the memorandum of grounds filed ,n support of the crlm,nat petltlon, the Hlgh court may be pn_I :See dN otO5 5eO::aor2g4e otnh :h eP :I: I:Oo: epr;:::::T :Q=;D=t_:;:;u:i_rthBea I IH I\gn h coCnonuerfc{ :nayw:i-€h crlme No 550/2024 on the fJle of P M palem poIICe Statlon, dated 20 09 2024 € The petltlon com,ng on for hearlng, upon perus,ng the petlt,on and the` memorandum of grounds i,led Jn support thereof and upon hear,ng the : rngdu omfe :tus BOLfI CS RpIRPous#cAuLTAo SR::oN:I¥:AeuSVR:eu<:nA^{S::i_a::oacna:e ufoPrO :h eh epa:lt:i:a nteh r: and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR-, `;:rl tvh^eORAesKpAo=ieAn:: J APHCO10126902025 E] 'F. E] r/ lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdict-Ion) [3369] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2955/2025 Between : vanthala Rama Murthy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. PUWALA SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant-. 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/A3, seeking regular bail in Crime No.550 of 2024 of PM Palem Police Station, registered for the Offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii) read with 8(c) of the NDPS Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, isthatOn 20.9.2024 at5.30 p.m., on receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the s.I. of P.M.Palem Police, Visakhapatnam commissionerate along with staff, reached y.S.R. Cricket Stadium, p.M.Palem, Visakhapatnam and started conducting Vehicle Checking. They found three persons coming On a Scooty and on seeing police, the said three persons tried to escape. Then police apprehended them and on enquiry they disclosed their identity particulars as of Al to A3 and police seized 3.5 kgs of hasrfl`-S=hR-oil from their possession. The -_---- I, contraband along with vehicle and other material was seized under cover of a medl'ators report and a case has been registered against the accused. 3. Heard. Perused the material on record. 4, Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the Petitioner was arrested on '21.09.2024 and since then he has been in J'udiCial custody and that statutory period of 180 days is completed and police have not filed charge sheet and requests to enlarge the Petitioner On bail- 5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor also confirms non-filing of charge sheet by the police even after statutory period is completed, but opposed to grant bail. 6- As seen from the record, the petitioner was remanded tOjudiCial custody on 21.09.2024 and charge sheet has not been filed. Most of the witnesses are shown to be official witnesses and the release of the accused would not cause hampering of investigation. The petitioner had permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from justice. 7. ln view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances Of the Case, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner herein/A3 with the following conditions: --trL.9 Qtgiv qtfrp (i) The petit®lOner/A3 here-ln sha" be released On his executing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand Only) With two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Gum-Special Judge for Trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. (ii) on release, the petit'loner sha" appear before the station House Officer concerned Once in a Week i.e. On every Sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 05.00 p.m., till filing Of Charge Sheet. 8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition iS allowed. /ITRUE COPY// SD/-u.S SECTION RI DEV!- OFFICER Fc The I Additional District:& Sessions Judge -cum-Special Judge for Trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District ` To, 1. 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnanl District 3. The Station House Officer, P.M.Palem Pol-ICe Station, Visakhapatnam, v'lsakhapatnam District 4. One CC to SRl. PUWALA SRINIVASA RAO Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 6. One spare copy PSR ~r HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED.. 26/03/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.2955 of 2025 ALLOWED {tJ i-Stq:*g*g_€S !igr# 27 MAR¥"5l gg_ELE.ggr