/>m '.X ;7C5 \. ■^ r y V o IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARA I m \ > " - "ia s'ir Sjs' TUESDAY ,THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3170 OF 2025 Between: Pangi Dhanurjay, S/o.Dusia, Aged 30 years, R/o Anningiguda, Enuguguda Paderu PS Koraput District, Odisha State. j Petitioner/Accused-1 AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh, . By its Public Prosecutor High CourtofA.P.,Amaravati Through Station House Officer Visakhapatnam Police Station. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, (New Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023) praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/ A.1 on Regular Bail in connection with Crime No.63/2025 on the file of Visakhapatnam Police Station, GRP Vijayawada District, dated: 19.02.2025 COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER . SRI. PUWALA SRINIVASA RAO COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER APHC010148442025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) j;3369] KiT- TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3170/2025 Between: Pangi Dhanurjay ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. PUWALA SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The Court made the following Order: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/AI seeking regular bail in Crime No.63 of 2025 of Visakhapatnam Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(G) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 19.02.2025, ASI along with his staff while conducting checking at Visakhapatnam Railway Station, caught the accused in possession of 12Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized and the accused was remanded to judicial custody. 2 V\ 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 19.02.2025 and prays this Court to grant bail to the petitioner herein. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner and submits that the petitioner herein has no previous criminal antecedents. Heard. Perused the record. 4. Prosecutor 5. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the contraband alleged to be seized from the possession of accused is 12Kgs of ganja, which is not of commercial quantity. It is submitted that the petitioner had permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from the justice. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that most of the witnesses are shown to be official witnesses and the release of the accused would not cause hampering of investigation and tampering of witnesses. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and since the contraband involved in the present crime is not a commercial quantity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner herein. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the following 7. 8. conditions; i. The petitioner herein shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. ii. On release, the petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, once in a fortnight i.e., on 1st and 15th of every month between 10.00 AM and 01.00 PM., for a period of three (3) months. iii. The petitioner shall make himself available for investigation as and when required and that he shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses. iid/- G. HELA rN<Ai'DU ASSISTANT R STRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER For To, 1. The I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam 2. The superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam 3. The Station House officer, VisakhapatnamPolice Station, GRP Vijayawada District 4. One CC to SRI. PUWALA SRINIVASA RAO Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P[OUT] 6. One spare copy HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:01/04/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.3170 of 2025 ALLOWED T' XJ-\ 70 ml! lOV L7U¥ SO »■■ ■*