IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI THURSDAY ,THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5091 OF 202^ Between; 1. M. Satya Gowri, W/o. M. Gowri Naidu, D.No.OO, Balarampuram, Mokhasa Kothavalasa Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District, A.P. aged about 35 years, R/o. Jami, Kumaram, ...PETITIONER/OWNER AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, of Andhra Pradesh. 2. Ramababu Gemel, 3. Barun Kumar, High Court 4. Kundan Kumar, 5. Venkata Rao 6. Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Limited, ...RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT and Section 528 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to modify the order passed by the Hon’ble Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-l Addl. District & Sessions Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., Judge - Special Judge for Trial of Offences aPatnam in CrI.M.P, No.326/2025 i - under NDPS Act. Cr. No. 100/2022 2104.2025 by r shall dated considering the situation of the Petitioner/0 wner as the of the H .K °°°^' Thousand of the Hon ble Metropolitan , Judge - Special Judge for Trial execute a bond for Rs 50 ortlyl'to the satisfaction Sessions Judge-cum-l Addl. District & Sessions NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam” i Rs.2,50,000/ of Offences under instead of “the Petitioner to execute a bond for sum to the satisfaction of the of First Class for Prohibition and shall furnish bank - with one surety for like Spl. Judicial Magistrate Hon’ble and Excise Cases, guarantee of Rs.2,50,000/- Visakhapatnam permit the Petitioner/0 and wner to deposit the surety amount of Rs.50,000/- without any bank guarantee This Petition coming on for hearing, - Petition and upon perusing the Memorandu upon hearing the RAO, Advocate for of Grounds of Criminal m GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA Public Prosecutor arguments of Sri the Petitioner and the No.1 and (AP) on behalf appeared for the Respondent of the Respondent none No.2 to 6 The Court made the following ORDER ; V APHC010238342025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] .r THURSDAY ,THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5091/2025 Between: M. Satya Gowri ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ‘I The Court made the following Order: .! Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aggrieved by the order, dated 21.04.2025, in Crl.M.P.No.326 of 2025 passed by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, whereby the learned Sessions Judge directed the release of the vehicle Maruthi Swift VXI bearing registration No.AP 39 EV 3722, subject to the pejjtioner executing a personal 2 bond of Rs.2,50,000/- with one surety for a like sum, to the satisfaction of Special Judicial Magistrate of First class for Prohibition and Excise Cases, Visakhapatnam. The petitioner was further directed to furnish a bank guarantee for a sum of Rs.2,50,000/-. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the condition imposed by the learned Sessions Judge with respect to the bank guarantee is onerous. 3. 4. Considering the submissions, the order stands modified to the extent that the petitioner shall furnish only a personal bond of Rs.2,50,000/- with one surety for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Special Judicial Magistrate of First class for Prohibition and Excise Cases, Visakhapatnam and the other conditions remains unchanged, while setting aside the condition requiring a bank guarantee. With these observations, the Criminal Petition is partly allowed. 5. 6. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand SD/- K.J.RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR closed //TRUE COPY// 1^ SECTION OFFICER To The Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-1®^ Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam 1. The Special Judicial Magistrate of Class for Prohibition & Excise Cases, Visakhapatnam 2. 3. One CC to SRI. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. [OUT] 4. 5. Three CD Copies J HIGH COURT DATED;08/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5091 of 2025 ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION IN PART