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SIVARATHRI NAVEEN @ DHARAVATH NAVEEN @ SAI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

CRLP/5754/2025 · 2025-06-05

Kiranmayee Mandava

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lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR FRIDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT.I THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5754 OF 2025 Betwee n : Sivarathri Naveen @ Dharava{h Naveen @ Sai, S/o Late Sarayya, Aged 21 years, R/o D.No 7-7-84 Medara Basti, PragathI- Nagar, Kothagudem District, Telangana State. (A3). Petitioner/Accused-3 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Repl by the Public Prosecutor, HI-gh Court of A.P, at Amaravathi, Through Station House Officer Police Station Respondent/Complainant Petition under sections 437 and 439 of Cr.P.C(New Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,2023), is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criml'naI Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant bail to the Petitioner Who iS Accused-3 in Crime No.82 of 2024 on the file of the Chinturu Police Station, The petI'tiOn coming On for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri BONU RAMA SHANKAR RAO, Advocate for the Petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Respondent, the court made the following ORDER APHCO10277942025 EiltEE= Crl.P.No.5754 of 2025 KM,J lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE S+lXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT [3458] THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5754/2025 Betwee n : sivarathri Naveen @ Dharavath Naveen @ Sai ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh counsel for the petitioner/accused No.3: 1. BONU RAMA SHANKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent/comp[ainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR H.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The Court made the following ORDER:- The present application is filed for grant Of regular bail tO the petitioner/Accused No.3 in Crime No.82 of 2024 on the file of Chintur Police station, registered for the offences under U/s 111 (2) (b) of BNS, Section 8 (c) r/w 20 (b) (ii) (B) of the NDPS Act. 2. The case of{he Prosecution iS that On 31.10.2024 on receipt of credible information that the Petitioner along With Al was possessing and transporting contraband (Ganja-20 kgs) conducted vehicle Check at Chintur b`=--I \ --_r* ^> 2 Cr1.P.No.5754 of2025 KM,J village and apprehended A1,Thereafter on the statement made by him the petitioner herein who is arrayed as A3 was arrested on ll.02.2025. 3. lt is stated thatthe petitioner is no way connected to the alleged offence since he was only travelling with the Al and the entire investigation has also been completed. The contraband seized is also less than commercial quantity. lt is further argued that since ll.02.2025 he has been languishing in jail, thus, prays for enlargement of bail. 4. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned public prosecutor. 5. The contraband seized from theAl is stated to bejust belowthe commercial quantity and the same has not been disputed by the public prosecutor and since the Al has already been enlarged on bail vide order of this Court in Crl.P.No.364 of 2025 dated 16.04.2025, this Court deems it appropriate to allow the present application with the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall execute personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties for like sum to the satisfaction of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rampachodavaram. (ii) The petitioner is directed to appear before the Chintur Police station, AIluri Seetharama Raju District, on every fortnight between 10.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m., till the filing of the charge sheet- (iii) The petitioner shall be available for the investigation as and when required and he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any persons acquainted with the facts of the case to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. Cr` 3 cr1.P.No.5754 of2025 KM,J (iv) The petitionershall not I'ndulge in similaracts of crime. (v) The petitioner must regularly participate in the pre-trial and trial Process Without fail before the competent court. 6. With the above observation, the criminal Petition is allowed. I As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. SD/-M.SRIN! ASSISTANT SECTION _ _ _ ___--| |\r+|\ -= ,,- L.\) //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The I Addl. District and Sess'lons judge, Rajamahendravaram. 2. The Superintendent, Central jail, Rajamahendravaram. 3. The Station House Officer, Chinturu Police Station, Alluri Sitharamaraju District 4. One CC to SRI. BONU RAMA SHANKAR RAO Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to the PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court ofA.P [OPUC] 6. One spare copy psk _-- Ei t±` |t HIGH COURT KM,J DATED :06/06/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.5754 of 2025 ALLOWED