IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT A THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF r ,ii& TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE 'J``i:!1rrcp¥ :PRESENT: \Sj;{ THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PET]"®N NO: 5699 OF 2025 ----i Betwee n : PI-Ila Ratnalu @ Arjun, S/o.Chakram, Age 38 years, Kodavali CI-llage, Gollaprolu Mandal, Andhra Pradesh ... Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND The State OfAndhra pradesh, through P and E Sub -Inspector, ProhibitI'On and Excise station, pithapuram, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, Honble High Court ofAndhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ... Respondent petitI-On under Section 482 of BNss 2023 (See.438 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the criminaIPetition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interl'm anticipatory bail to the petitI'Oner/Accused No.3 being arrested in connection with crime No. 126 of 2025, dt.07.05.2025 on the file of p&E Sub-Inspector, ProhibI-tI-On and Excise Station, pithapuram. se? , !ANO: 1 OF2025' .._I I-.i »`' ` . .i -\ Petition under Section 151....of<CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavitl`filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim anticl'patory bail to the petitioner/Accused No.3 being arr6sted in connection with crime No.126 of 2025, dt.07.05.2025 on the file of P&E Sub-Inspector, Prohibition & Excise station, pithapuram, pending dispos'a'! of CRLP 5699 of 2025, on the file of the High Court. i ''* I t The petition coming on for hearilng, upon perusing the Petition and the +-~`. | affidavit filed in support thereof a,nq:.:upon hearing the arguments of SRi .-. i. SRINIVAS BOBBILI Advocate for the Petitioner, Asst PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the Court m.ac!'e the following. •.-= I.|`- _ _+i€+L} . ORDER --i r€ APHCO10275712025 lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRlMINAL PETITION NO: 5699/2025 [3457] Between : piIIa Ratnalu @Arjun AND ||,PETITIONER/ACCUSED The State Of Andhra Pradesh H.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.SRINIVAS BOBBILI counsel for the Respondent/COmPlainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner is arrayed as accused no.3 in Crime No.126 of 2025 at Proh. & Excise Police Station, Pithapuram, registered under sections 7-B r/w 8-A and B of A.P.Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2020. 2. Heard learned COunSel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. 3. Case of the Prosecution, in brief, iS that, On 07.5.2025 at about 2.35 am, on receipt Of Credible information about illegal POSSeSSiOn and transportation of fermented jiggery wash, the S.I of Proh. & Excise police Station, Pithapuram, along With mediators Went tO the Place O`f occurrence and found a Person in Possession Of fermented jaggery `=- i,.._ ~JS 2 ~/ wash and on questioning he confessed the nam'e of the petitioner and other accused. Hence the complaint. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submit that the petitioner Was arrayed as an accused basing on the confession statement of other accused and nothing was seized from the possession of the petitioner and hence prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. A perusal of the material available on record goes tO Show that the crime was regist;red on o7.5.2025. The allegation against the petitioner is purely based on the statement of co-accused and nothing was seized in the possession of the petitioner. considering the said fact, this Court is inclined to grant an{icipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner/A3 is directed to surrender before the Station House Officer concerned, within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order and on his surrender, the petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand only) with two Sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the arrest,ing police officials and the petitioner shall make herself available for investigation as and when E=a E required and he shall not cause any threat, inducement Or Promise tO the prosecution witnesses. 8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition isallowed. L± sD/- K.SR[N!V.4\S,'3l RAJBJ ASSiSTAN [STRAR `o \ '\ //TRuE eOPY// SE ioN OFFiCEL=LR` To'1. The P and E Sub _ lnSPeCtOr7 ProhtbltlOn and Excise Stat''On, \ 2 P:Ltnhea:ucratoT :bR: RsPR?NDl)VAS BOBB!LI Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two cos tO PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court Of Andhra pradesh.[OUTl 4. One spare COPY ksr i| HIGH COURT HNI J DATED..29/05/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.5699 of 2025 ALLOWED i\ JP