ts==-s` |1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAV FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA R CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6852 OF 2025 Between : Venna AniI Kumar, S/o. Nageswara Rao Aged 30 years, R/o. Rustumbada, Machilipatnam ...Petitioner/Accused No.A|6 I AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Rep-fby The SHO, Robertsonpet P.S., Krishna District Rep. through public Pros-ecutor, High Court ofAndhra Pradesh. At Amaravati ...Respondent 3-_ Petition under section 480 & 483 of BNSS (old Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C), praying that Ion the Circumstances Stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the criminal Petitl-on, the High Court may be Pleased tO enlarge the Petitioner on bail in connection with crime No. 55 of 2025, dated 28.05.2025 on the file of Robertsonpet Police Station, Krishna District. .t =. Counsel forthe petitioner : sri KVAditya Chowdary Counsel for the Respondent : Assistant Public Prosecutor. The Court made the following ORDER: ``++`_ APHCO10331632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3369] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE I MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6852/2025 Between : 1.VENNA ANIL KUMAR, S/O. NAGESWARA RAO AGED 30 YEARS, R/O. RUSTUMBADA, MACHILIPATNAM ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by The SHO, Robertsonpe{ P.S., Krishna District Rep. through Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. At Amaravati M.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner on ba-ll in connection with crime No.55/2025, dated 28.05.2025 on the file of Robertsonpet Police Station, Krishna District and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. K V ADITYA CHOWDARY 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/A6 seeking regular bail in Cr.No.55/2025 of Robertsonpeta Police Station, Krishna. 2. The above said crime was registered against the petitioner and Others for the Offence Punishable u/Sec.20(b)(ii)(A) I/w 8(c) of the '-- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 (for short fthe NDPS Act')I 3. Case of{he `prosecutiOn, in brief, iS that, On 28.5.2025 at 6,00am, on receipt of cred'lble information about illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the s.I of police, secured the presence of his staff and mediators and rushed to Brick kilns, Balaramunipeta and .found seven persons in suspicious circumstances. On seeing police, they tried to escape. Then police apprehended them and On enquiry, they disclosed their identity particulars as that of Al to A7 and police found 4kgs of ganja in their possession. Then police arrested the accused, seized the contraband and other material and sent the accused to Court for judic-lal remand. 4. Learned counsel for the petit'lOner COntended that even according {o the case of the prosecution, the petitioner was arrested when himself along with others were found in possess'lon of 4 kgs of ganja, which iS non-commercial quantity and the petitioner has been languishing in jail from 29.5.2025 and prays to allow the Criminal Pet'ltiOn. 5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Publ'lc Prosecutor opposed for grant of bail to the petitioner but fairly conceded that the contraband seized is small quantity. He further submitted that the Petitioner had nO / previous antecedents. 6. Heard both sides. 7. Perused the entire material On record. try.£`, I Oil,/ 8. Learned COunSel for the Petitioner Submitted that the COntraband alleged to be seized from the possession of the petitioner and others is 4kgs of ganja Which iS not COmmerCial quantity. The peti['IOner has been languishing in judicial custody from 29.5.2025 and the Petitioner iS a permanent resident of Machilipatnam. As the contraband Seized iS not Of commercial quantity, no reasons need to be recorded as contemplated under section 37 of the NDPS Act, Most of the Witnesses are Shown tO be official witnesses and the release of the accused would not cause hampering of investigation. As most Of the inVeSt',gatiOn might have been completed and the petitioner has permanent abode and there is no possibi''lty of his fleeing away from justice, as such, this court is inclined to'grant bail to the petitioner. ll. ln the result, the Criminal Pet'ltiOn iS allowed With the fOllOW|lng conditions'. i. The petitioner/A6 herein Shall be released On bail On his executing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand Only) with one (o1 ) surety for a like Sum each tO the Satisfaction Of the learned ll Additional Judicial Magistrate Of First Class, Machilipatnam; ii) After release, the Petitioner Shall attend before the Station House officer concerned on every sunday |ln between 10.00 am to 01.00 pm for a period of two (o2) monthS|, and iii) that the petitioner is directed not to hamper the investigation and tamper wlth the prosecutlon /;it:eusESecSopy// ASSISTSAdk-TSSTRRAAFE For I SECTION OFFICER Toll. The H Additional Judic-1al Magistrate Of First Class, Machil-lpatnam. 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Nellore. _, ,:___ I,_:^l_n^ r`ie+rip+ I [lt= uul/5llllL.`,ll`^`,I.`, _____ The S.H.O, RobertSOnPet Police Station, Krishna District. one cc to sRl. K V ADITYA CHOWDARY Advocate [OPUC] Two cos to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] One spare COPY chdLri® HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:ll/07/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.6852 of 2025 ALLOWED