|| lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAI THURSDAY ,THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3322 OF 2025 Betwee n : 1. BadaVathu Praveen, S/o. Kishan, aged about 23 years, R/o. MecharajPalle Village, Nellikuduru Mandal, Mahabubabad District,, Telangana State. 2. Badavathu Suresh, S/o, Jadu, aged about 23 years, R/o. Mecharajpalle village, Nellikuduru MandaI, Mahabubabad District, Telangana State. petitioner/Accused No.1,2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by 'ItS Public Prosecutor, High Court { of Andhra Pradesh. Respondent petition under section 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C. and Section 480 & 483 BNSS is filed Praying that in the`ctrCumStanCeS Stated in the affidavit filed in support of the criminal pet'ltion, the High Court may be Pleased tO enlarge the petitioners/Accused No.1, 2 on bail rpending disposal Of Crime No.26/2025 of KothakOta P.S., Now Anakapalli District. The petition/Appeal coming On for hearing, upon Perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments Of sri ADAPA SUDHAKAR RAO Advocate for the Petitioners, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the Court made the following. APHCO10156322025 E+Hffi lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] THURSDAY ,THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL T\^/O THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3322/2025 Betwee n : Badavathu Praveen and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.ADAPA SUDHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following|| ORDER:- Th'ls Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioners/Al and A2, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.26 of 2025 of Kothakota Police Station, Anakapalli District . 2. A case has been registered against the Petitioners/Al and A2 for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) r/w ".#>>f,I I JJ 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short tthe NDPS Act'). 3. The brief facts of the case are that on 18.03.2025 at 18.00 hours on credible information about the transporation of contraband of ganja, the Sl of Police along with staff and mediators reached at Dondapudi Check Post and noticed two male persons were coming on the road by carrying luggage bags and the police apprehended the two persons and opened the luggage and found 10 kgs of ganja. Then the Sl of Police arrested the accused Nos.1 and 2 and sent them to judicial remand and seized the ganja. Thereupon, the Sl of Police registered the same as a case in Crime' No.26 of 2025 and investigated into. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners have been in judicial custody since 18.03.2025. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has opposed granting bail to the petitioners on the ground that the investigation was not completed. The learned counsel further submits that the contraband involved in this case is 10 kgs. The petitioners `-\ fry belong to Telangana State. When ascertained the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor confirmed that the petitioners have no antecedents. As the contraband seized is not of commercial quantity, no reasons need to be recorded as contemplated under Section 37 of the NDPS Act. Most of the Witnesses are shown to be official witnesses` and the release of the accused would not cause hampering of investigation. As most of the investigation might have been completed, as such, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners/Al and A2 with the following conditions. (i) The petitioners/Al and A2 shall be released On executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) each with two sureties for a like sum each tO the satisfaction of the learned I-Additional District & Sessions Judge- cum-special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. (ii) After release, the petitioners shall appear before the station House Officer concerned, once in a fortnight for a Period of three (03) months. EE Eio - r I, (iii) That the petitioners are d'lrected not tO hamper the investigation and tamper with the prosecution witnesses and they shall cooperate with the investigation. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. //TRUE COPY// i .Fo a \\ ® SD/- N.NAGAMMA ASSISTAN CllSTRAR SECTION OFFICER Tol 1. The I Addl. D-lstrict & Sessions Judge-Spec'laI Judge for Trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapa`tnam. 2. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Visakhapatnam. 3. The Station House Officer, Kothakota P.S., Now Anakapalli District. 4. One CC to SRl. ADAPA SUDHAKAR RAO Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to Public Pros6cJ{or (AP) High Court of A.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 6. One spare copy €\ Dii= HIGH COURT TMR,J DATE D : 03/04/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.3322 of 2025 ALLOWED *|,I