j lN THE HIIGFT €4fo®ich#ffiigr ®F AN®fflF&A PR,AmESH AT' AMARAVATl lrUES[-:i,¢'I\`#:, THE IfeedilidE=-:Titi .E}AY OF SEPTEMBER T\'S##C} TH®USAA.N IE3 AND TWENl-I-Y F''lVE : iFMffiES!ENT.I THE !i®petil®l±jELR,fftBELE ES#R q#",®ieTl!GE V. LAKSHMANA GgR!ffREii§ipeidAELH grBEFT§'F§®RE N®: $29710F 2025 Between: Nana Chandran @ N@![€jr3liSeWar CprS!+amdram, S/a. Kasimayan, Age 46 years, B.C. Colony, Chintthif§bI! \J'iilq#Huge airJCiJ iV§tl£arSd€E!, ASFa Di:strict. . I I PetitioIller/Accused No.2 ##,. ENi ® `The State of AndhITt~LE Pradieer5h, iip€9d=L tr,y Public Prosecutor, High Court At Amaravati Thorougll S., £L,L,':i , f=!l!gm'{uuriij ff-Ji`{5, ASP;i DiStrI-Ct. ...Respondent Petition MnfJi€9r ;`Gi£®€;|!.i®`mg 4±3mgJs g¢, rgc£3§} ®f Gr.P.(3 r/w Undler SectI-OnS 480 & 483 of BNSS prayingj tthlE%flr §F-i #he Gir€;lljm§StarHCe'S St;ated in the memorandum of grounds filed in swffii3®r§ rdf grfee ff,g:mma! Petitiom, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge 'i-5'§ri FBeJ[`§Efi:Glgier.,JGlt€:;gaeSled INt.-9.2 on bail in crime No. 90 of 2024 t,n the file of `#.I,i-hjr!¥.'Ljrth €`pe,g,,`, ,££"nt~o3, R, Bistri€;I. The Petitiom ctnjlmfii§ilS' i.3r! +'er ;'ie3iF'illlg7 ljapOn ffi,leruSing the Petition and the: memorandum ®f gr€,1.im,di`€S filed im `§ul!l®por€ thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SKI I;S \d7li:'nirTti:g'irj!€TaAh ii`;'€£:_:t»iij`t; Adiv®{3a{e for' the Petitioner, and of `.PUBLIC PROSECujlr-(::ji'¥i, ftc,`f 't§|i€i .F€`;£,a:5',i;aerliGient,1lh® Cothr{ made`the following ORDER: This Criminal PetitI'On has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to enlarge the petitI-Oner- accused No. 2 on bail in crime No. 90 of 2024 of Chinturu Police Station, Alluri sI'taraina Raju District, regI'Stered for the Offence Punl-Shable under Section 20 (b) (ii) (c) read with section 8 (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. Case of the prosecution I'S thatOn 04.12.2024 at about 6 plm., opposite to Chinturu Police Station, the Sub Inspector of police found accused No. 1 in possession of 82 K.Gs. of Ganja. Thereafter, the police arrested accused No. 1 and remanded him to J'udiCial Custody. lt iS the further case of prosecution that accused No. 1 was transporting the contraband at the instance of the Present Petitioner-accused No. 2. 3. Sri G.Venkata Reddy,-learned counsel for the petitioner, contends that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and has been f`alsely implicated by the police, no contraband was seized from the possession of the Petitioner and he came to be implicated only on the confession of accused No. 1. Learned counsel submits that there are no adverse antecedents reported against the.petitioner and he was neI'ther found I'n possession Of the contraband nor spot arrested; that entire investigation is completed and that there are no call details records between accused No. 1 and 2. It is further submitted that the petitioner is the sole earning member of the family and, therefore, his continued incarceration would cause undue harclship to his 3 dependents. The pet[-tioner undertakes to strictly adhere to any conditI|OnS that may be I'mPOSed by this Court. In light of the foregoing, learned counsel prays that the present petitl'on be allowed in the I-nterest of justice. 4. Per confra, Ms. Akhila Naidu, learned Ass['stan{ pubII'C Prosecutor, vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner, submittl-ng that the investigation I|S Still underway and several material witnesses remaI'n tO be examined and that accused No. 1 transported the GanJ|a at the instance of accused No. 2 and accused No. 2 is the ultimate beneficiary for whom Ganja was purchased and transported. It is contended that if the petitI-Oner js released on baI'I at this stage, there I-s a strong likeII'hOOd that he may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing invest[|gation and evading the process of law. ln view of the foregoing, I|t Its urged that the petition be dismissed. 5. Heard learned counsel for the pet]-tI'Oner and learned Ass['stant public Prosecutor. perused the record. 6. On a perusal of the recordJ I-I l'S forthcomI-ng that the petjtjoner was neither in possession of the Ganja at the time of the alleged seizure nor he was sport arrested. Inventory I-S completed. ThI-S Court, by order dated 27-03-2024 ['n Cr[-minaI Petition No. 830 of 2024, enlarged the petitioner on bail by relying on the decisI'On Of the Hon'ble Apex Court in sfafe by IVCBJ 4 Bengaluru, v. Pallulabid Ahmad Arlmutta and anOther1 , wherdln lit 'ls observed at para Nos. 9 and 10 as under: "9. Having gone through _the_ reCOr.dS, alpnglv!iEh^ th_e^+i+:^bnu!art_:#rsRtataen#e:tn out th en ar:I:lpgogn3:Ft: I IsUJb¥# i;iJd ' vif ' F€Ii_ _5_f_ :hJe: _P3t!t!3n.eQrQNoC P aa#gmoe:a u:a;:fGuIII;-pr:r;:-Iv;;-thi:i~fri;dried, Ord_e_r|S_ P_2s^sAed^ :nrd e^a.C.!n :haaSef.I'r!tt en_£ReQ:gaenSd ctfi [aet I :;ycePp; I fuoOrl ltlhUeL jup I ;;tr#rf I iri±Jrfeirs_ jo_f_A: ^aAn I, nAH2^ :n Qt haert I:rnSt RC7aSenf atnhde I;:aaLt G:fuGtPhLe I urle:;Co;i:;i:u'tJhi;i-iI:j5: --reporde_d_ u_:!Le^r+ ^S+:^c:io:.£a7r;Q£f `t^!ae< LNaDLpUg Xc5t, I fit-rg;;i£;: iriiri -fate,,. thaf. a_o _stub_S_i_a^n^t+ia!^ m^a:enr:aalrtw+ahso 'va:a:IOabI^euLdri;Lh atyhYevu;rv8sergirii:n --_att-'t.fie. time _ _oLtLLa_r=S^t, fnOrd,::innnne:nt ritr!£n arvedsl:aounldCe nVtV: I;i;; Ut h er lil.iiediiS-S.Iiiy e! I.??La^g a irn^s_t^t^f : Tnotfhi :td uolyg!.nQgnti nfndr rtuhge 'ter=#cI #nC3 I. LO I tw i I: : I ;or'S | -d-i-n_iii^d -b,y^t^h^e,-p r_o_s_e^c u^tfi?hn ^th^s: aerxrcaeQP#nfnO: Q: :t£S L:ed :#Jugnt I i'n"SEE I fe rii yiro: iii6 _ iT_?o_2!;A :^3^n,e a:I.tnh+:i ioatQh enrf rne<S`#n:hnndt%n::a '%e:eu' fuo-u':Ld''{oVbL5 i\n-;:::iSs-i6n of pongrp_e_rc^ia^I quantities Of PSyChOtrOPiC -SJristat;ces as conteinplated under the ryDP_S,A?i., 51uOu.Stall;uhc=saobeuev: LU;dlrd' i;ucI€'i; ia;wiS in Tofpn. Si_pg,P _V.s: ^St^a}e RO7f :+a#:'± 'NU=d u ," t'H =to :v:g'nf£:sti;iaI--St-€tii;Pnt. re,R_o_rdLS:d_ , u_n,d5rn S^e#c^±!orna P,7nrioafr tthhee NNaDu:S "ifcLt awiirV;:i;JI;i:iJwi-i:iibI-e in. fhP t!i9I ofu_a_n _P_ff_e_f^ce~^uJn^dehr`,t+hhea I #DrP-S n%ci. wI I: t'hv: i:gi;' drf-th;if6-r6said_ deeisi?n ,.th_eL _a_r.re_:t^S^m~a^dnS.b^yft+hhea Np:i;t=o n^eUrL_-N 6'i,"i;{i€ -riisti-: -?i, i_fi.s JC_0_n#^S^:^Onn/:3 I u^:ttah% ^SIt#tPe.Sm eAnn.tis a:af nt: :1 . preG::glHEI=#tsVuo; ti;;i:~ic-ifeii, -ir;.q_=_r_.s.e_c_t£o_nrJ6^7r^ofr!P^ea¥iPnptsh aA#'ncnahnaniP!, lfcosrpmu::uecI:La-s;: ir5;voJvei:;r-ir;i -{hi impugned orders releasing them On bail-'' 7. The alleged Offence took Place On 04-12-2024. Accused No. 1 was arrested on the spot on the allegation that he was in possession of 82 K.Gs. of Ganja. Accused No. 1 is owner Of the Vehicle, in Which Ganja was transported. Accused No. 1 gave confession aga'InSt accused No. 2. ln this regard, it is appropriate to refer to the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in p.Krishna Mohan Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh2, wherein it is held at para No. 53 (iv) as under: 53. From the above exposition Of I_aw, the following e_I_e_r_g:Ss_:, -u(;i) ul;eu;: ::u9hu wriiivCi`':i_al~t-€wii i;^Of_ _a~ri_ a 3+€`: ::,d"i,:I I 6aonn:::::,%tnh a: I F:fastev%aeo:1t; `{;le v;i:i; :fu €5crtig-;(-s)-ii apd 26 respp:tjy.£,Iy_I,i`I,I La^PP!yrd mWiit.h.;ha/iiti: :igQOun:A LX=c':un%eu:s%gnustv:{=i:#i;ir 5f a; accused vyiI.I -qnly be €gLTi|sLS!b!e_:I,:i!::Sn.nO^t+ Hh itUUbl;I Gg:e-:t#:na;s;-u;i 'if_i_5 i_a.ib-e±rijSI;_ p_nd^ !S I: :i_u^n^e+:y!t,:, the Provisions Of A _I ________I:`|-I\t |IIC `,I _-_-.___-\_I lste~ctJi;ni:i-Z6,\ -Z8 and 29 of i,he Evi,dep?e_ eC_i_:€_S_Pale:.:ihV:e^£y-; ?^nc^uonLt!:a:: ;Q;knOLrV?c: :aif dgg¥ n:gaitrfeeofaannd anc3 u £eeI#a nWchgC hw#Saig otehveefrOrcma ¥ffbae er Se laced on such either 1 (2021)4SCC1 2 2025 SCC Online SC 1157 at the of bail or_ Since rendered saevca#lonan2p5 nor trhefiiaEnvgedecnacne bAect l¥hceed roonvi:iuocnh ocfosn£ec:Is£gn3a£ `#:tu£dm2:tonffn£on statement of an The petI'tiOner-accused No. 2 was arrested on 26-03-2025. He has been in I judicial custody for the past 167 days. There are no call data records between accused Nos. 1 and 2 at the relevant point of time. Material portion of the jnvestigatI'On iS completed. Pr]-me witnesses have been examI-ned. The petitioner is permanent resl|den{ of B.C. Colony, Ch[-nturu village and Mandal, AIIuri Sj{arama Raju DI'StrjCt. Hence, the chances of the petitioner either tamperI'ng the evidence or threatening the witnesses or hampering the I-nVeStigatiOn may not arise. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature and gravity of the allegatI'OnS levelled against the petitioner-accused No. 2 and his period of judicial detention, this court is inclined to .enlarge the petlltiOner- accused No. 2 on bail with the following strl'ngent conditions: (i) The petitioner-accused No. 2 shall be enlarged on bail subject to hI'S executing a bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfactI-On Of learned JudicI'al First Class Magistrate, Rampachodavaram,I (ill) The petitioner-accused No. 2 shall appear before the station House Officer concerned on every saturday in between 10.loo am and o5:00 pm, {m cognizance Its taken by learned the Trial Court,I (iii) The petit-loner-accused No. 2 shall not leave the limits Of the district w-lthout prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned; (iv) The pet-ItiOner-accused No. 2 shall not commit Or indulge in commission of any offence in future; (v) The pet'ltioner-accused No. 2 shall cooperate With the investigating officer in further invest'IgatiOn Of the Case and Shall make himself available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when required; and (v'l) The petitioner-accused No. 2 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. 8. The criminal petition is accordingly allowed. ;-I7-J#-F%3 !i.! E €; ® F)Y/If SD/-N.NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR off%jF F I C E-: SECTl To, 1. The Juc!icia! F§lr',St €;!a,ss F`-ty4a`gi+S`€raEel, BRampa{3hOdaVar€am, East Godavari District 2. The Superin#L®mtd€JurlflLs €:eri{£r€1i J'ai!, RajahmLEmdry, East Godavari District 3. The Station Fid€:S§,j€b;S €3fr{'ieer, &T;hinturun ITl:9®!ice Station. Alluri Sitharama Raju District 4. One CC to SF€;`l. gB \ul~g:fr,-ji€w£-:\T#St r|!E;3BY Adv®8ate i-OPUC] 5. Two Ges t® F='!\j2B§=tt!l.= L-IiF;#|C2if-:.;k-=-.€,I§Jg'``F®Rj Hig!fi Coljrt a,f Andhra Pradesh [OUT] HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED : 09/09/2025l BAIL ORDER CRLP|No|8297 of 2®£i!us ALLOWED