Korra Kogeswara Rao alias Kogesh v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
CRLP/6279/2025 · 2025-07-02
K Sreenivasa Reddy
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I ' ``\ E IN THE HIGH COURT-OF ANE3REE¥`A PRADESH AT AMARAV-# THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY -ii¥,. TWO THOUSANFj AND TWENTY FIVE : Ppe.E_=q%ENT:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JtlBQfingrulgrFiCE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETIT§gr,\RE NO: 6279 OF 2025 Between : Korra Kogeswara Rao alias Kogeesh! s/o Dharma aged about 32 years, Thuraiguda village, Chinalabudu post5 .{:-`..r"kuValley mandal, ASR district Petitioner/Accused No.6 fuf.a(?vi.E), The State of Andhra Pradesh, thr`r3l!GFl-; SHO Ramabhadra Puram Police station, Rep by its Public ProS€i'c~Sjji'{Sr.,`3 High Court of Andhra Pradesh Amaravath'l, Guntur district Respondent/ComplainanS` Petition under Section 48G;,`&``-. `64.83 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the grouncis±, ¥'!!`~~-££i in support of the Criminal Petitl'on, the High Court may be pleasec§ :,JL:, rt=¥ieaSe the Petitioner/A6 on bail iri` connection with crime no.14 of 292``S{-`rL±3'` FRamabhadra puram police station Vizianagaram district under sectiori €3{ff} RM/ 20(b)(ii)(C) of NDPS Act 1985 /I dated 10-02-2025 ) Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri K.F-¢r`i,5A:#-£^#i Raju Counsel for the Respondent: Puisi§.:,r; PF®SeCutOr, High Court of AP ,` THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOV¥§*±S _ __ _ __ __-i-\- RDER \ +,--- This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/A6, l`Q E|EEi=
+a.` , 2 seeking bail, in crime No:'14/2025 of Ramabhadrapuram Police Station, Vizianagaram District. 2, A case has been registered against the petitioner and others for the offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief,.is that, on 10.02.2O25 at about 12.00noon', on receipt of credible information regard'lng illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the S.I of Police, along with staff and mediators rushed to Goddess Durgadevi temple, Santhathota, Kottakki village junction and. conducted vehicle checking. At that time, they found one car bearing registration number AP 28 DY 4509 (original No.DL 8 CAP 0153) coming towards Ramabhadrapuram side. On seeing police, the inmate in the car stopped the car and escaped. Then police found 147 kgs of ganja in the said vehicle. On enquiry about the absconded accused, by the police, they came to know the movements of the accused and the other accused also confessed the involvement of the petitioner/accused in the transportation of ganja. Police arrested the petitioner on 22.4.2025 and since then the petitioner is in judicial remand. 4.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-state. perused the record. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that major part of investigation is completed except filing of charge sheet. `+`-`. -`__- E= EE[ <
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6. A perusal of the material available on record goes tO Show that the petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 22.4.2025. police on credible information seized 147 kgs of ganja from the other accused. pursuant to the confessional statement of co-accused, the petitioner was arrested. No incriminating material has been seized from the petitioner to connect the petitioner with the crime. Basing on the confessional statement of co-accused, the petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody. 7. ln view of the aforesaid facts and Circumstances Of the Case, this court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/A6 herein, on the following conditions. (i) The petitioner/A6 herein shall be released on his executing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vizianagaram; (ii) 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 05.00 p.m., till filing of charge sheet. 8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. //TRUE COPY// I:i.i i A Sd/-N.NAGAMMA ECTION OFFICER
1. The lSt Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Vizianagaram
2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam
3. The Station House Officer, Ramabhadrapuram Police Station, Vizianagaram District
4. One CC to Sri K Pridhvi Raju, Advocate [OPUC]
5. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAndhra Pradesh [OUT] r_?_-
I:.`' s . HIGH COURT SRK, J DATED: 03/07/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.6279 of 2025 ALLOWED #_ G3 J'UL -|' i