lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAV THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6016 OF 2025 Between-. Kunchangi Pavan Kumar, S/o. Venkataramam aged 19 Years,, R/o. SC colony, santha GowramPeta Village, S.kota Mandal, Vizianagaram D'lstr-lct. ...petitioner/Accused No.4 •AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Jud-lcature Of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati. ...Respondent/Complainant petition under section 480 & 483 of BNSS (Old Sections 437 & 439 of cr.p.c), pray'lng that in the circunistances stated '1n the memorandum Of I grounds filed in support of the criminal petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner/Accused-4 on bail in Cr. No. 04 of 2025, of Hukumpeta Police Slat-Ion, Alluri Seetharama Raju District under Section 111 (2) BNS 2023, 20(b)(ii),25 r/w8 of`NDPS Act 1985 dated 10-01-2025. counsel forthe petitioner I. sri Kakumanu Joji Amrutha Raju counsel for the Respondent I. Assistant Public Prosecutor. / The Court made the following ORDER: APHCO10294472025 E#E HEEE] lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3327] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMl NAL Between.I NNO: 601 6/2025 1.KUNCHANGI PAVAN KUMAR, S/O. VENKATARAMAN, AGED 19 yEARS,IR/O. SC COLONY, SANTHA GOWRAMPETA VILLAGE, S.KOTA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT H.PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its public prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra pradesh At Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT petition under sectjoT 437/438/439/482 of cr.p.c and 528 of BNSS prayI-ng that in the clrCumStances stated in the Memorandum of , Grounds of criminal petition, the High courtpleased to release the ps£=tt.:loonn=r#A=l%lusQead=+4h.om_b~a±".n _5r. nin._i.I--F4| oF Z§i5Y:5oafOG#u;i n:pe=taaSpeo#cee station, AIluri Seetharama Raju DistrI-Ct under sectI'On 111 (2) BNS 2023, 20(b)(ii),25 r/w8 of NDPS Act 1985 dated 10-01-2025 and pass Counsel for the petitioner/accused: 1. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDE This CrI-mjnal PetI|tI-On, under Sect['ons 480 and 483 of the Bharatl'ya Nagarik suraksha sanhita, 2023, has been fI|Ied by the \:-==J E555EZEEEEl 2 petitioner/A4 seeking bail in Crime No.04/2025 of Hukumpeta Police Station, ASR District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner'and others for the offences under Sections 111(2) of B.N.S and Sec.8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 10.01.2025 at about ll.30am, on credible information regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the S.I of Police, along with staff and mediators, rushed to Konthili junction, Hukumpeta Mandal and found two persons in suspicious circumstances. On observing police, said two persons tried to escape. Then police apprehended them and on enquiry, they disclosed their identity particulars and police found 160 kgs of ganja in their possession. The contraband, along with other material, was seized under the cover of mediators report and the accused were arrested and remanded to`judiciaI-custody on 10.01.2025 and since then they are in \| judicial custody. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that major part of the invest®lgation is completed except filing of charge sheet. €- -l c---4 *_---- 3 ` , 6. The petitioner was arrested on 10.01.2025 and since then he'is languishing in jail i.e. for more than 174 days as on today. Even after lapse of 174 days of registration of crime, police have not concluded investigation and not filed charge sheet. In vI'eW Of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is I-nCIined to grant bail to the Petitioner herein, with the following conditI-OnS. (i) The petitioner/A4 herein shall be released on hI-S executing a Personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional DistrI'Ct and Sessions Judge, VI'SakhaPatnam; (ill) On release, the petitioner shall appear before the station House Officer concerned once in a week I'.e. On every Sunday between 10.00 a.m. and o5.00 p.m., till filing of charge sheet. 7. Accordingly, the criminal petitI-On iS allowed. A Sd/-N.NAGAMMA //TRUE COPY// ASSIST#GISTRAR To, SECTION OFFICER 1. The I Additional District & Sessions Judge, VI-SakhaPatnam. 2. The Superintendent, central Prison, Visakhapatnam, visakhapatnam District. 3. The Station House Officer, Hukumpeta Police Station, AIIuri Seetha Rama Raju District. 4. One CC to Sri Kakumanu Joji Amrutha Raju, Advocate [opuc] 5. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAndhra pradesh [ouT] 6. One spare copy CVSS |\V<< i -+_._ .,_ i#Iiis±.I.`-;.`;=```i HIGH COURT SRK,J DATED : 03/07/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.6016 of 2025 ALLOWED