IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4770 OF 2025 Betwee n : REDDY [3327] Jagu Khara, s/o. suthi Khara, 42 years, R/ol Balle[a Village and panchayat, Machkund Block, Koraput District, odisha Petitioner/Accused-2 AND The State of Andhra pradesh, Rep by its public Prosecutor, High Court of AP., Amaravati, through MunchI-ngjPu{ P.S., A.S.R District Respondent/complaI-nant petitl'on under sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, (New Sections 480 & 483, of BNSS, 2023) prayI'ng that jn the circumstances stated in the aff[-davit filed in support of the criminal petition, the HI'gh Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with cr.No. 49/2024 on the file of Munchingiput p.s A.S.R. District couNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER : SR[. SAMANTHA KRISHNA SR] RAMAKAVACHAM couNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER APHCO10223902025 IN THE HIGH COURTOF ANDHRA E PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (special origllnal Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY qu[NAL PETITION NO.4770 OE2Q2E Between : Jagu Khara The State of AP., Re'p. by its Publ'IC Prosecutor. AND ...-PETITIONER/A2 ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT counsel for the petit-loner/accused: 1. SAMANTHA KRISHNA SRIRAMAKAVACHAM counsel for the Respondent/COmPIainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the follow-Ing ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagar-lk Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petit'loner/A-2, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.49 of 2024 of MunchingiPut Police Station, AIIuri Sitharama Raju district. fry i' c``_ i -=-E 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner herein and another for the offences punishable under Sections 111(2)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 (for short [the NDPS Act'). 3. Brief facts of the case are that, on o1.12.2024, at about 15.30 hours, oh credible information, the sub-Inspector of poll'ce along with his staff and mediators rushed to poliput Junction, Jolaput Panchayat, Munchingiputtu, AIluri Seetharamaraju district, and found Al and A2 in possession and illegal transportation of 569 KGs of Ganja in Bolero vehicle bearing registration No.OD 10 U 5148. The police caught A2 red handed, while Al absconded from the spot. The contraband, along with crime vehicle and other material, was seized under cover of a mediators report and a case was registered against the accused. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. The petitioner herein was arrested on o1.12.2024 and since then he is languishing in jail for more than 206 days. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that maJ'Or POrtiOn of investigation has been completed. statutory period of 180 days is completed, but the police neither filed any charge sheet within the stipulated time nor filed any application for 'extension of time for investigation. I---.--~ 6. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is l'nclined to grant bail to the petitioner herein, on the following conditions. (i) The petitioner herein shall be released on bail on his executing personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge for trial of offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam. (ii) On release, the petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once in a week i.e. on every Friday between 10.00 a.m. and 01.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. //TRUE COPY// For. Sd/-U. SRI DEVl ASSISTANT SEC'TI ON OFFICER )/ To, 1. The I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam 2. The superintendent, central prison, visakhapatnam 3. The Station House officer, Munchingiput P.S A.S.R. District 4. One CC to SRI. SAMANTHA KRISHNA SRI RAMAKAVACHAM Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court ofA.P[OUT] 6. One spare copy .1 _`ffiieS} ±-. HIGH COURT SRK,J DATED : 25/06/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.4770 of 2025 ALLOWED