[3521 I lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI + I.,,-``._ -¥_`, THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTY FIVE u :PRESENT: u/ ~,. CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5593 OF2025 `rf€ Between: Angai/Rajesh, S/o late AppalaRaju, aged 27 years, R/o D. No. 23-60, Near Lakshmi Devi Temple, Swathantra Nagar, Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam City. i/ Petitioner/Accused-1 AND The State OfAndhra Pradesh, Through Station Housefofficer, P.M. Palem Police Station, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAndhra Pradesh, Amaravathi, Guntur District. uy Respondent/Complainant rf . petition under sections 4517 & Z39 of Cr.P.C, (New Sections 4~80 & 483 of BNSS, 2023) praying that in the circumstances stated jn the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release .V the petitioner on Bail in connectI'On With Crl'me No.151 of 2025 on the file of the P.M. Palem Polic`e Station ur COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER : MS. BANDI PRAVEENA I-+'' COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR \5Z€~ THE COURTMADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER ,,i '\./ APHCO10273952025 E!EE E] EE: r| IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5593/2025 Between : Anga Rajesh AND The State of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: [3521] ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT 1. BAND' PRAVEENA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following order: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity cthe BNSS'), seeking to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.1 on bail in Cr.No.151 of 2025 of PM Palem police station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, registered against the petitioner herein/Accused No.1 for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii) (B) r/w 8 (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Sub9tanCeS Act, 1985 (for brevity 'the NDPS ActJ). `_1 fo--- es5-* ` J, 2. The case of the prosecution in nutshell is that the petitioner was found in possession of 2 kgs of ganja. Hence, the police registered the aforementioned crime and arrested him on 09.03.2025. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4. Perused the record. 5. Ms.B.Praveena, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was falsely implicated by the police in the crime; the alleged contraband involved in this case is 2kgs, which is non-commercial quantity; petitioner is the sole breadwinner; petitioner would abide by any conditions to be imposed by this Court; and urged to allow the petition. 5. Per cot,ira, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed in granting of bail stating that previously, the petitioner was involved in similar offence, some more material witnesses have to be examined; investigation is not completed; if the petitioner is enlarged on bail, he would not be available for the investigation and he would escape from the clutches of law; and urged to dismiss the bail petition. 6. As seen from the record, the petitioner has been in the judicial custody for the past 75 days. The petitioner is resident of Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam city. lf the petitioner is enlarged on bail with stringent _ ..J' I Eiii ~| conditions, he would not flee away from the clutches of the law, and interest of the justice would be served. 7. Keeping in viewofthe period of detention undergone bythe petitionerin judicial custody for more than 75 days, the nature and gravity of allegation levelled against the petitioner, this court is inclined ,to enlarge the petitioner on bail wI'th the following stringent condI-tI'OnS. J|-+#-C-i.3 8. ln the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the foIIowl-ng conditions: i. The petitioner shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only), with two sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned XVI Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Bheemunipatnam. ii. The petitioner shall appear before the station House Officer, PM Palem Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, on every saturday in between 10:00 am and 05.-00 pm, till cognizance I-S taken by the learned the Trial Court. iii. The petitioner shall not leave the limits of the District without Prior Permission from the learned XVI Additl-onaI Metropolitan MagI-Strafe, Bheemunipatnam iv. The petitionershall notcommit orindulge in commission of any offence in future. tJ6_---_1 I- Jr, ff J® v. The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case and shall make himself available for interrogatI-On by the investigating Officer aS .and when required. vi. The petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly, make any / / inducement, threat or promise ±o 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. //TRUE COPY// SD/- ._ .. M.PRABHAKARA RAG ASSISTAN GISTRAR To, TION OFFICEF?` / 1. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum- I Additional District & Sessions Judge- Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam tr. 2. The XVJ~AdditionaI Metropolitan Magistrate, Bheemunipatnam L<J 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam of 4. The Station House Officer, P.M. Palem Police Station2rf,. 5. One CC to MS. BANDI PRAVEiNA Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs fo PUBLIC PRO§£rfCUTOR, High Court ofA.P[OUT] 7. One spare copy .`-`---.1 [`._-g, EE HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED..22/05/2025 BAIL ORDER 'CRLP.No.5593 of 2025 ALLOWED I gr^._. I. \ CJ+ =cp_ z3 «AVZ8Z5 I ,I .a,' T