lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAt:€x:¥:;±§i FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE .-PRESENT.I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE I MALLIKARJUNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4901 OF 2025 Between : 1. Praveen Kumar A, S/o. Arogya swamy, aged abt 23 years, R/o.545, Horamavu, Bangalore, Karnataka state 2. Shashank, s/o.shankarappa, aged abt 23 years, R/o.380, Near Kasi vl-swanath Temple, VTC-Kalkere, Horamavu, Bangalore south, Karnataka state. PetI-tI-Oner/Al to A2 AND The state of Andhra pradesh, SHO, GRP P.S., VI'SakaPatanam, Represented by its pubI['c Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra pradesh at Amaravati, Gun{ur District. Respondent petitl'on under section 480 & 483 of BNSS/437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, is filed prayl'ng that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the crjmI-nalPetjtjon, the H]'gh Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitl|oner on Regular Bail I-n respect tO the Crime No. 147/2025 on the file of GRP Police Station, visakapatanam The petjtl'on coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of sri. ANAND KUMAR KOCHIRI Advocate for the petitioners and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent,- The Court made the following: APHCO10233412025 EFHELi IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA'PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3369] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE I MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4901 OF 2025 Between : Praveen Kumar A, and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.ANAND KUMAR KOCHIRI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition u/See.480 and 483 of BIN.S.S. has been filed by the petitioners/Al to A2 seeking regular bail in Cr.No.147/2025 of Visakhapatnam, GRP Vijayawada. 2. The above said crime was registered against the Petitioners for the offence punishable u/Sec. 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short cthe NDPS Act'). 3. Case of the prosecution in brief, is that, on 17.4.2025 at 10.30 hours, on receipt of credible information about illegal possession and -E-_ `- transportation of ganja, the Sub Inspector of police\, along w'Ith his Staff and mediators rushed to North End of PIat Form No.1 of Visakhapatnam Railway Station and found two persons in suspicious circumstances. on seeing police, they tried to ran away. Then police apprehended them and on enquiry, they disclosed their identity particulars as that of Al and A2 and police found 03 kgs of ganja in their possession. Then police arrested the accused, seized the contraband and sent the accused to Court for judicial remand. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners/Al and A2 contended that even according to the case of the prosecution, the petitioners were arrested and found in possession of 03 kgs of ganja, which is a non-commercial quantity and the petitioners are languishing in jail from 17.4.2025 and prays to allow the criminal petition. 5, On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed for grant of bail to the petitioners but fairly conceded that the contraband seized is below commercial quantity. 6. Heard both sides. 7. Perused the entire material on record. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the contraband alleged to be seized from the possession of the pet-ltioners and other accused is only 03 kgs of ganja which is not commercial quantity. The petitioners have been in judicial custody from 17.4.2025 and they are permanent residents of Horamavu, Banglore. As the contraband seized E_]EFee=E |i- € is not of commercial quantity, no reasons need to be recorded as contemplated under sectiori' 37 of the NDPS Act. M]ost of the Witnesses are shown {o be official witnesses and the release of the accused would not cause hampering of investigation. As most of the 'lnVeStigat'lOn might have been completed and the petit'loners have permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from justice, as such, this court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 9. ln the result, the Criminal Pet'lt'lOn iS allowed With the following conditions|. i. The petitioners/Al to A2 herein sha" be released On bail On their execut'[ng personal bond for Rs.1O,OOO/-(Rupees ten ,thousand Only) each with two (o2) sureties for a like Sum each tO the Satisfaction Of the learned vl Judicial Mag'lstrate of First Class for Railways, Visakhapatnam; ii) After release, the Petitioners Sha" attend before the Station House Officer concerned Once in a fortnight in between 10|00 am to o1.00 pm for a Period Of two (02) months-, and iii) that the petitioners are directed not to hamper the investigation and tamper with the prosecution witnesses. sD/-U.SKI DEVi- ASSISTAN GISTRAR /ITRUE COPY// SECTION O FICER To, 1. The VI Judicial Magistrate Of First Class for Railways and VI Additional civil Judge, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Superintendent, Central Ja'll, Visakhapatnam. 3. The Slat-Ion House Officer, GRP Police Stat'lon, Visakhapatnam. 4. One CC to Sri. ANAND KUMAR KOCHIRl, Advocate [OPUC] 5, Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra PradeSh, Amaravati. [OUT] 6. One spare COPY HIGH COURT TMR, J DATED : 09/05/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.4901 of 2025 ALLOWED