[3369] lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl `'.;i . ,I: MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE I MALLIKARJUNA R CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5695 OF 2025 Between : Vanchurba Konda Babu @ Advin, S/o Balanna, Age 30 years, R/o Alagam Village, G.Madugula, AIIuri Sita Rama Raju District Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, through Station House officer, Pendurthi Station, Visakhapatnam Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravati. Respondent Petition under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS (old Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the Petitioner/A3 on bail in connection with Cr No.212 of 2025 on the file of Pendurthi Police Station, Visakhapatnam. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri RAMINENI SUDHEER, Advocate for the Petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the Court made the following; IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3369] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE I MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5695/2025 Between : Vanchurba Konda Babu @ Advin The State Of Andhra Pradesh AND ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.RAMINENI SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent/complainant 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition u/Sec.480 and 483 of B.N.S.S. has been filed by the petitioner/A3 seeking regular bail in Cr.No.212/2025 of Pendurthy Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate. 2. The above said crime was registered against the petitioner and others for the offence punishable u/sec.20(b)(ii)(B) r/w 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short tthe NDPS Act'). 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 26.4.2025 at about 12.30pm, on receipt of credible information, regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the S.I of Police, along with staff and ~<dzpedzif/ mediators rushed to ne.ar railway station, Doggavanipalem Village, Pendurfhi and found two persons. Upon seeing police, the said two persons tried to escape. Then police caught and apprehended them'and on enquiry they disclosed their identity particulars as that of Al and A2. Police found 2 Kgs of liquid Ganja in their possession and got them into custody. Al and A2 confessed about the involvement of A3 in the commission of the offence. During the course of investigation, police arrested A3 on 27.4.2025. 5. Perused the record. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that a crime came to be registered on 26.4.2025 and basing on the confession statement of other accused, who were found to be in possession of 2 Kgs of liquid Ganja, this petitioner was arrested on 27.4.2025 and since then he has been in judicial custody, as such, prayed to allow the Criminal Petition. 7. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has not disputed the above fact and opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 8. After careful observation of the material on record and submissions made on behalf of both sides, it shows that the petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 27.4.2025 basing on the confession statement of other accused. Evidently no contraband has been seized from the possession of the petitioner. Since the petitioner has been in remand from 27.4.2025, this Court found that most of the investigation pertaining to the role played by the petitioner in the commission of the jft _ offence would be completed. It is submitted that the petitioner is Permanent resident of G.Madugula, ASR District as such there is no possibility of his fleeing away from justice and most of the witnesses are official witnesses and the release of the petitioner would not cause tampering of evidence and hampering of investigation. considering the entire materI'al On record, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner with some conditions. 9. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: (i) The petitioner/A3 herein shall be released on his executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/-(Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned VII Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Visakhapatnam; (ii) On release, the petitioner shall appear before the station House Officer concerned once in a fortnight between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon, for a period of three (o3) months. (iii) The petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence and hamper the investigation and shall cooperate for investigation. SD/-N.NAGAMMA .ASSISTANT //TRUE COPY// EEgJl sT RAR SECTION OFFICER FoI To] 1. The VII Additional Judicial First class Magistrate at Visakhapatnam 2. The First Additional District and Sessions Judge -Gum-Special Court for the Trial of Offences under the N.D.P.S. Act, Visakhapatnam 3. The SuperI-ntendent, Central Jail, Vjsakhapatnam 4. The StatI'On House officer, pendur{hi poll'ce Station, visakhapatnam 5. One CC to SRI. RAMINENI SUDHEER Advocate [opuc] 6. Two CCs to Public prosecutor, High Court ofAP [OUT] 7. One spare copy KJ HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED: 16/06/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.5695 of 2025 ALLOWED