lN THE HIGH COURTOF ANDHRA PRADESH AT A (special original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF AP TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: `.- THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO arfof CRIIVIINAL PETITION NO: 3604 OF 2025 gr7r Between : Golla Harish, S/o Janakiramulu, Aged 26 years R/o Sampath nagar colony, Gangaram Panchayat, TekulapaIIi MandaI, Bhadradri Kothagudem District. ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, SHO, Chinturu P.S, AIIuri Sitharama Raju District, Rep. By its Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAndhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respondent/ Respondent Petition under Section 480 and 483 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances s-fated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Al on bail in connection with FIR No.82 of 2024, on the file of the Chinturu police station, AIIuri Sitharama Raju district dated 31-10-2024- The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/s. putty Mounica Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the Court made the following. ORDER rf APHCO10167872025 I.- lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE I MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3604/2025 AND Between : Goiia Harish, The State Of Andhra Pradesh [3369] H|.PETITIONER/ACCUSED H.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.PUTTY MOUNICA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition u/See.480 and-483 of B.N.S.S. has been filed by the petitioner/Al seeking regular bail in Cr.No.82/2024 of Chinthuru Police Station, ASR District. 2. The above said crime was registered against the petitioners and others for the offence punishable u/See.8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs -and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short f{he NDPS Act'). 3. The case of the prosecution is as follows: On 31.10.2024 at about 10.00 am, on receipt of credible information about illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the s.I of police, / iI= i= \++ i chinthuru police station, along with his staff and mediators conducted checking outside police station of Chinthuru and found Al while he was coming on a bike with a bag. On seeing police, Al tried to escape. Then police. apprehended him and on enquiry, he disclosed his identity particulars as that of Al and police found 20 kgs of ganja in his possession. Then police arrested A1, seized the contraband and sent the accused to court concerned for judicial remand. He confessed the involvement of A2 and A3 in commission of the offence. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that even according tO the case of the prosecution, the petitioner was arrested when he was found in possession 6f 20 kgs of ganja and the petitioner has been languishing 'ln jail from 31,10.2024 and prays to allow the criminal petition. 5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor confirms non-filing of charge sheet by the police and opposed for grant of bail to the petitioner. But fairly conceded that the contraband seized is not Of commercial quant'lty. He further submitted that the petitioner has no previous antecedents. 6. Heard both sides. 7. Perused the entire material on record. 8, Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Contraband alleged to be seized from the possession of accused is only 20 kgs which does not come under the purview of commercial quantity. The petitioner / `.`` • ++ + / `'**`_ has been in judicial cust6rdy from 31.10.2024 and he has permanent abode. As the contraband seized is not commercial quantity, no reasons need {o 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 and the petitioner has permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from justice, as such, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 11| In the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. The petitioner/Al herein shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two (O2) sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned special sessions Judge for trial of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and psychotrophic substances Act, 1985-Gum-I Additional sessions Judge, East Godavari at Rajamahendravaram; ii) After release, the.petitioner shall attend before the station House officer concerned on every sunday between 10.00am to 01.00pm for a Period Of three (03) months; and iii) that the petitioner is directed not to hamper the investigation and tamper with the prosecution witnesses. /ITRUE COPY// 4 SSGz3x;4SfyAf¢¢fi€``9G4z3*¢£i'ofi> --. . -,-ft__ 8€o 77ofy oFfyc€R For ASSIST A. . To71 The SpeClal SesslOnS JudJ'ge for Tra[l of the Cases under the NDPS Act Gum- I Add'ItiOnal Sessions Judge, East Godavari at RajamahendraVaram. 2. The Super-lntendent, Central Pr-lson, RajamahendraVaram. 3. The Station House Officer, Chinturu PO[iCe Station, AIIuri Sitharama Raju D-lstriCt. 4. One CC to M/s. Putty Mounica Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs tO Public Prosecutor , High Court ofA.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 6. One spare COPY . I . -'``. . -.-`..L HIGH COURT ; .=r\ - +++ -i+ vL'`-.apT't*l,h`- HIGH COURT TMR,J DA TED ..1 6/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.NoI36O4 of 2O25 ALLOWED h_[