> V IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT •V WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIlif TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIvA :PRESENT: .4^' ^ THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNAIaO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3511 OF 2025 A' i. c; ,-Sf?!. V yW' / f*- Between: Vanthala Ramesh, S/o. Pollu, aged about 25 years, R/o. Manniguda Village, Kollaput Panchayat, Dumbriguda Mandal, Alluri Sitharama Raju District. Petitioner/Accused-10 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. r 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/Accused No. 10 on bail pending disposal of Crime No.79/2024 of Anantagiri P.S., now Alluri Sitharama Raju District / COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER : SRI. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO" COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER < ,HC010164302025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] r WEDNESDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE r PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3511/2025 Between: Vanthala Ramesh, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT 1.GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA 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/A10, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.79 of 2024 of Anantagiri Police Station, Alluri Sitharama Raju District. A case has been registered against the petitioner herein and others for 2. the offences punishable under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the NDPS Act’). % TMRJ Crl.P_3511_2025 3. Brief facts of the case are that, on 22.11.2024, the Sub-Inspector of Anantagiri Police Station, while conducting vehicle checking, found six persons named in the F.I.R transporting 100 Kgs of ganja in two cars bearing registration Nos.TN 91 D 8708 & TN 05 CM 51693. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. Heard. Perused the record. 4. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that A.3, A.5 & A6 were found in possession of the contraband of ganja weighing 100 Kgs. Basing on the confessional statement of co-accused, the petitioner herein is arrayed as accused in the present crime. Except the said confessional statement, no other material has been collected to connect the petitioner in commission of offence. The petitioner has been in judicial custody since 23.01.2025. 6. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from the jurisdiction of the Court. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has not disputed the said facts. When ascertained, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated that one 7. antecedent has been reported against the petitioner. As seen from the record, the petitioner was remanded to judicial custody on 23.01.2025 and since then he has been languishing in jail. Most of the witnesses are shown to be official witnesses and the release of the 8. 3 TMRJ Crl.P_3511_2025 cause hampering of investigation. The petitioner has permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from justice. In view of the facts and circumstances of the herein is arrayed co-accused and the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 23.01.2025 this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner herein/AIO conditions. accused would not 9. case, since the petitioner as accused basing on the confessional statement of on the following (i) The petitioner/AIO shall be released bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with like sum to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences Visakhapatnam. on bail on executing a personal one surety for a District & Sessions \ under the NDPS Act. (ii) On release, the petitioner shall Officer concerned once in appear before the Station House a week i.e. on every Sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 05.00 p.m., for a period of three (03) months. (iii) The petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence investigation and shall cooperate for investigation. and hamper the 10. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. //TRUE COPY// For N To, District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences The I Additional under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam The superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam The Station House officer, Anantagiri P.S., now Alluri Sitharama Raju District One CC to SRI. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Advocate [OPUC] Two CCS to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P[OUT] One spare copy 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. / / / HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:09/04/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.3511 of 2025 ALLOWED TV. O ,0 9' ^PR ® O m X ★ ^^spATc;^ 4.