lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RA CRIMINAL PETITION NOs: 7760, 7761, 7765 and 7766 OF 202`5 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7760 of 2025 Betwee n : sankar, s/o parthasarathy Aged 42 Years C/ST korcha Malur, Adarshanagar Kolar District Karnataka.(A-7) .... petitioner/Accused-A-7 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ....Respondent/Complainant petition under section 480 and 483 of BNSS is filed, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Grim-lnal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner On bail in Cr.No 46/2025 Jaggampeta station. The petit-Ion coming on for hearing, upon Perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments Of SRI KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate for the Petitioner, Assistant Public prosecutor for the respondent. CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7761 of 2025 Between : Kumaran Krishnan, S/o Krishnan Aged 53 Years C/o Mudaliyar, Mm colony Ramji Nagar Post Tiruchirapalli District Tamilnadu N/R Malur Town Near Venn Gopala swamy Temple Kolar District Karnataka ...I Petitioner/A-6 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Rep. by its public prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ..: Respondent/complainant petition under Section 480 and 483 of BNSS is filed, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affI|da`VI't filed in Support Of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner on bail in on Cr.No 46/2025 Jaggampeta statI'On. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusI'ng the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearI'ng the arguments of SRI KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate for the petI-tiOner, Assistant publi6 E>rosecutor for the respondent. §B!Efl!NAL PETITION NO: 7765 OF 2LQ2± Between: Koda Dhanunja Rao, S/o Nana'babu Aged 22 years C/ST NaI'k, Magaburugu v, LuwasI'ngi Post kora PiIIi panchayat G Mamidada Manda! ASR District.A--3 . I. |Petl-tioner/Accused-A-3 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, RepE by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. .I.- Respondent/complajnant Petition under section 480 and 483 of BNSS is filed, praying that in the eI'rCumStanCeS Stated in the affidavit filed in support of the criminal petl-lion, the HI'gh Court may be pleased to release the petitioner on bail in cr.No. 46/2025 Jaggampeta police, station East Godavari. Ei The petition coming On for hearing, upon Perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate for the Petitioner, Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7766 OF_2Q2§ Between : Kimudu Krupanath @ Kishore @ Anandh, S/o Buddu, Aged-32 Years, C/st Naik Pedara-I VGammilli Post, G Madugula Mandal ASR District.(A-2) ..H Petitioner/Accused-A-2 A.ND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of ; Jud'lcatulre of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ... Respondent/Complainant i petition under section 48O and 4'83 of BNSS is filed, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidav'lt filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the Petitioner On bail in Cr.No 46/2025 Jaggampeta station. The petition coming on for hearing, upon Perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI kopplsETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate for the Petitioner, Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent and th-e Court made the following. ORDER APHCO10377292025 EFELE -#s£friZ3: P [N THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special OrigI-naI Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO QBLMINAL PETITION NOs: 7760, 7761, 7765 and 776§ha / 1. CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7760/2025 [3521] Betwee n : SANKAR, S/O PARTHASARATHY AGED 42 YEARS C/ST KORCHA MALUR, ADARSHANAGAR KOLAR DISTRICT KAMATKA. u.pETITIONE'R/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amarava{i. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT counsel for th`e Petitioner/accused: KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. GRIM_I_NAL PET±±lQN NO: 7761/2025_ Between : KUMARAN KRISHNAN, S/O KRISHNAN AGED 53 YEARS C/O MUDALIYAR, MILL COLONY RAMJI NAGAR POST TIRUCHIRAPALLl .a, Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.Nos.7760, 7761, 7765 & 7766 of 2025 Dated 01.O9.2025 DISTRICT TAMILNADU N/R MALUR TOWN NEAR VENN GOPALA SWAMY TEMPLE KOLAR DISTRICT KARNATAKA ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3. CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7765/2025 Betwee n : KODA DHANUNJA RAO, S/O NANABABU AGED 22 YEARS C/ST NAIK, MAGABURUGU V, LUWASINGI POST KORA PILLI PANCHAYAT G MAMIDADA MANDAL ,ASR DISTRICT. H.PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVl • +=i= Dr. YLR, J CrI.P.Nos.7760, 7761, 7765 & 7766 of 2025 Dated 01.09.2025 Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 4iCRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7766/2025_ Betwee n : KIMUDU KRUPANATH ALIAS KISHORE ALIAS ANANDH, S/O BUDDU, AGED- 32 YEARS, C/ST NAIK PEDARAI VGAMMILLI POST, G MADUGULA MANDAL ASR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Counsel for the-Respondent/comp[ainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made 1:he following: COMMON ORDER: These four Criminal Petitions are heard and disposed of by this common order, as the crime number in the four cases is one and the same. 2. The Criminal Petitions have been filed under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 (for brevI'ty {the Cr.P.C.I)/ Sections 480 tsse ,`.-. ` , Dr. YLR, J `tE$5* CrI.P.Nos.7760, 7761, i.~ 7765 & 7766 of 2025 Dclted O1.09.2025 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity [the BNSSJ), seeking to enlarge the petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 on bail in cr.No.46 of 2025 of Jaggampeta Police Station, East Godavar'I District, registered against the petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 herein for the offences punishable under section 8 (c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity [{he NDPS Act'). 2. The case of the prosecution iS that On 04.03.2025 at 02.30 P.M., on receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and transportation of Ganja, the Sub-Inspector of Police] Jaggampeta Police Station, along with his staff and mediators rushed to plot No.1596, Jagananna Colony, Jaggampeta Village, and found eight Persons -ln Suspicious Circumstances. on seeing the police, the said eight persons tried tO escape.' Then, the police apprehended them and on enqu-lry, they disclosed their identity particulars and the police found 492 KGs of Ganja in their possession. The police seized the contraband, arrested the accused and remanded them to jud-lcial custody. 3. Ms.T.Rajeswari, the learned COunSel, represent-lng Ms.Kopisetti parvathi Devi, the learned counsel for the Petitioners, COn fend that the petitioners are innocent of the alleged offence and have been falsely implicated by the police. lt is further submitted that the petitioners are the sole eaming members of the family and, therefore, their incarceration would cause undue hardship to their dependents. The pet'ltioners undertake tO Strictly <` `\> 5 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.Nos.7760, 7761, 7765 & 7766 of 2025 Dated O1.09.2025 adhere to any condI'tiOnS that may be imposed by this court. In light of the foregoing submI'SSiOnS, learned counsel prays that the present petI'tI|On, be allowed in the interest of justice. 4. Perconfra, Ms.P.Akhila Naidu, the learned Assistant public prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioners, submitting that the investI-gatiOn iS Still undervay and several -material witnesses remain to be examined. lt is contended that if the petl'tioners are released on bail a{ this stage, there is a strong likelihood that they may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law. ln view of the foregoing submissions, i{ is urged that the petition be dismissed. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant PubII'C Prosecutor. perused the record. 6. As seen from the record, the petI'tiOnerS/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 were allegedly indulged in dealing with 492 kgs of ganja, whI|Ch iS not Only a commercial quantity but also a colossal quantity. The petitioners have been languishing in jail since o4.03.2025. Nearly for the past 148 days they have .I been in judI'Cial Custody. After thorough investigation in this case, charge sheet has already been filed. Hence, rigor of section 36(A)(4) and Sectl-on 37 of fthe NDPS ActJ, would not attract. !t takes considerable length of time for taking up the case for trI|aj before the learned TrI-a! Court. Keeping the petjtjoners unt" such indefI-nile Period I'n the judicial custody is neither found cohvincing nor Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.Nos.7760, 7761, 7765 & 7766 of 2025 Dclted 01.09.2O25 reasonable. The petitioner/Accused No.2 is a resident of G.Madugula Mandal, ASR District. The petitioner/Accused No.3 is a resident of Luwasingi post Kora Pilli Panchayat, G.Mamidada MandaI, ASR District. The petitioner/Accused No.6 is a resident of Ramji Nagar Post Tiruchirapalli District Tamilnadu N/R Malur Town, Near Venu Gopa!a Swamy Temple, Kolar District, Karnataka. The petitioner/Accused No.7 is a resident of Adarshnanagar, Kolar District, Karna{aka. The material portion of the I-nvestigation l's completed. All the witnesses of the prosecution are official wI'tneSSeS. Hence, the question of the petitioners influencing or threatening the witnesses or hampering the investigation may not arise. This Court in CrI.P.No.8515 of 2025 v,'de order dated 28.O8.2025 granted bail to Accused No.5. 7. Considering the period of detention undergone by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 in judicial custody for the past 148 days, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the petitioners, and their alleged role played in the case, thI'S Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail with the following stringent conditions: i. The petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 shall be enlarged on bail subject to they executing a bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/-(Rupees one lakh only), each with two sureties each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned. panith+se 7 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.Nos.7760, 7761, 7765 & 7766 of 2025 Dclted 01.09.2025 Principal Junior Civil Judge-Gum-Judicial Magistrate of First class, Peddapuram. ii. The petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 shall appear before the S{a{ion House Officer concerned on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05:00 pm, till cognizance is taken by the learned the Trial Court. iii. The petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 shall not leave the limits of the District without prior permission from the station House Officer concerned. iv. The petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. The petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 shall surrender their passports, if any, to the investiga{jng officer. lf they claim that they do not have passports, they shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the investigating officer; and vi. The petitioners/Accused Nos.2, 3, 6 and 7 shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer. Accordinalv` these four Criminal Petitions are allowed. SD/-M.SRINIVAS //TRUE COPY// To, ksr ASSIS SECT]:AELi1= REGISTRAR FICEF?\ 1. The Prjncjpal Junlor civil Judge Gum JudICI'al Magl'strate of First class, Peddapuram. 2. The I AddI-tiOnal Sessl-ons Judge, Rajamahendravaram. 3. The Superl'ntendent, central prison, Rajhmundry. 4. The SHO, Jaggampeta police Station, Kakl'nada DistrI-Ct. 5. One cc to SRI. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate [opuc] 6. Two cos to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High court ofAndhra Pradesh.[ouT] 7. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR, J DATED:01/09/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.Mos.7760, 7761, 7765 and 7766 of 2025 ALLOWED =:=3SgX{,?,,:i,--.Ir`~.