HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.4006 of 2025 Order: This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner herein/A9, seeking anticipatory bail, in connection with Crime No.10 of 2025 of RSASTF Police Station, Tirupati district. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner herein and others for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2) read with 3(5), 49, 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 20(1)(d)(i)(a) read with 20(1)(c) ii, iii, iv, x, 36(a) read with 32-A of the AP Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016. 3. Case of the prosecution is that, on 26.02.2025, at about 06.00 AM, on credible information about illegal transportation of Red Sander logs, the Reserve Sub-Inspector of Police, along with his staff and mediators, reached Marlapudi Forest Section Range, Raapuru Highway road near Guduru Palli, Nellore Forest Division, and found few persons standing along with their two motor vehicles and on seeing the police they tried to escape from the spot. The police chased and caught hold of four persons, but remaining persons escaped from the spot. On searching the surroundings, the police found 12 red sander logs. 2 The contraband along with two motor cycles was seized under cover of a mediators report and a case has been registered against the accused. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he is falsely implicated in the present crime based on the confessional statement of co-accused and nothing has been seized from his possession. He further submits that most of the investigation is completed. 5. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that there are no previous antecedents against the petitioner herein. 6. Heard. Perused the record. 7. A perusal of the material on record goes to show that basing on the confessional statement of co-accused, the name of the petitioner herein was shown as accused in the present crime and nothing has been seized from his possession. Major portion of investigation is completed. 8. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner/A9 on the following conditions. i) In the event of arrest of the petitioner herein/A9 in the aforesaid crime, he shall be enlarged on bail on his executing a 3 personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the concerned Arresting Officer. ii) Petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required, and he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. iii) Petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once in a week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.00 AM and 01.00 PM till filing of charge sheet. 9. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. _______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Dated:29.04.2025 Nsr 4 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.4006 of 2025 Dated:29.04.2025 Nsr