2zaeoffS> giv I, giv lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAV WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3202 OF 2025 / Betwee n : I 3369] EIIa Sravan Kumar alias Chevudu, S/o. Raju, aged about 27 years, R/o. Door No. 24-02-79, Thomson Street, Opp.Nookalamma Gudi, Old Post Office, Visakhapatnam Petitioner/Accused-3 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court / of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati. Respondent/Complainant Petition under sections 480 & 483 of BNSS (old Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support Of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner/Accused-3 on bail in crime 28 of 2025 under section 20(b)(ii)(B) r/w 8(c) of NDPS Act 1985, dated 04-02-2025 on the file of the I Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of sri KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU, Advocate for the Petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the court made the following; APHCO10149882O25 ,. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Ju'risdiction) [3369] WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T IVIALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3202/2025 Between : EIla Sravan Kumar Alias Chevudu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COIVIPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the followin Order: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/A3 seeking regular bail in Crime No.28 of 2025 of I Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate registered for the offences punishable under sections 20(b)(ilo)(B) read with 8(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on o4.02.2025, on receipt of credible information, the sub-Inspector of police along with his staff and mediators rushed to Ghat Road, Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, KGH, I Town area, and caught the accused in possession of 6Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. a-- --- ---. ~ 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 04.02.2025 and prays this Court to grant bail to the petitioner herein. 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner and submits that the petitioner herein has involved in one other crime relating to NDPS Alct. 5. Heard. Perused the record. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the contraband alleged to be seized from the possession of accused is 6Kgs of ganja, which is not of commercial quantity. lt is submitted that the petitioner had permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from the justice. lt 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. 7. 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. 8. ln the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the following conditions: -.--- - 3€ \IT i. The petitioner hereinJ'shall be released on ba" on h'lS eXeCut-lng a personal bond for Rs 10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand Only) Wlth two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Cum-Special Judge for Tra" Of the Cases under the NDPS Act, 1985, VisakhaPatnam. ii. on release, the petitioner sha" appear before the station House officer concerned, once -ln a fortnight i.e., on lst 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 h-lmSelf available for investigation aS and when required and that he sha" not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses. \``. --\ sD,-A. V!-jA'Yri`fBABU +^` AS S ISTARE. iGISTRAR / /ITRUE COPY// i: --_. _i \_,=_._--~r +( \ SEC+long OFFICER t` A') . 9 To, #.~ The I -Add-ltional District & Sessions Judge-Gum-Special Sess'lOnS Judge for trail Of the Case under the Narcotic Drugs and PsychOtrOPiC substances Act,1985, V'lsakhaPatnam 2. The Chief Judic'lal Mag'lstrate, VisakhaPatnam fr 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, VisakhaPatnam z4. The Stat'lon House Officer, I Town Police Stat'lon, VisakhaPatnam 6. one cC to SRI. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] ul,7. One spare COPY J/ HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED : 02/04/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.3202 of 2025 ALLOWED •I'ierRI''' ..2#REdi i:l!:,=:ft LO 2 APE 2»25