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2025 DAILYLAW 30070 (AP)

ALLEN JOSHUA GOLD BERG R v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

CRLP/8672/2025 · 2025-08-27

Y Lakshmana Rao

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i-r[_ lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARA THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUG TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RA``Q. CRIMINALPETITION NO: 8672 OF 2025 Betwee n : Allen Joshua Gold Berg R, S/o Rabindarasan Age 20 years, R/o D.No. 24-34, Sivalingam Street, K-2 Police Station, Ayanavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu State. N/o D.No.159A, Railway Station Quarters, Thorpe Road, Ayanavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu State. ...Petjtjoner/A3 ' AND The State: Station House Officer, IV Town Police Station, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati ...Respondent petition under section 439(1) of Cr.P.C & 483(1) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to modify the order Passed by the learned I Ac!ditionaI District & Sessions Judge -Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act : Visakhapatnam in CrI.M.P. No.i 152/2025 in Cr. No. 08/2025 dated 28.02.2025 by considering the sl'tuation of the Petitioner/A3 as {fthe petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with one surety each for like sum to the:i satisfaction of the Court of I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam" I'nStead Of " On hi.S execution Of Personal bond for Rs.50,OOO/- each wI'th two Sureties for like Sum each" . The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the memorandum of grounds fled in support thereof and upon hearing the:` arguments of SRI VENKAIA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Advocate for the-: Petitioner, and of puBLIC` PROSECUTOR, for the Respondent, the Court made the following -`' `L Y, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO £B±LMINAL PETITION NO: 8672/2Lg2§ Between I- Allen Joshua Gold Berg R AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the petitioner/accused: 1.VENKATA DURGA RAO ANAN'THA [3521] ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED ..|RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT . Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER: The Crl'minaI Petition has been fI'led under Section 439 (1) of the BharatiyaNagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevI|ty 'the BNSS'), seeking to modify the bail conditions passed by the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Gum-Special Judge for T-rial of Offences under Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic substances Act, 1985 (for brevity fthe NDPS Act'), Visakhapatnam. 1 ¢, lt \€ - -I 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. The learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Gum-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under lthe NDPS Act', Visakhapatnam, on 28.O2.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.152 of 2025 in Crime No.8 of 2025 of IV Town Police Station, whiI; enlarging the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 on bail, imposed condition of execution of personal bond for Rs.50,000/- each with two sureties for like sum, each to the satisfaction of the court of I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam and with other conditions. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner/A3 submits that the petitioner/A3 is un`able to meet the above conditiori because of his financial constraints. 5. ln view of the above reason, the order dated 28.02.2025 mention.ed above is modified to the extent of t'execution of personal bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) each with two sureties for like sum each to the satisfaction of the Court of I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam". The rest of the conditions imposed by the learned Trial Court shall be complied with by the petitioner/Accused No.3. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is a''owed. •' To, //TRUE COPY// For SD/-K.J.RAJA BABU AS:iS_I_:=T_ R# TRAR SECTION OFFICEFt 1. The I Additional:-D.ist'riQt :I:&-'Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Often,ces under NDP,S=t4Gi.,; I,Vi,sakhapatnam, Visakhapa'tnam District -i: 2. The I Additional Chief:I:J`lu¢tI-''9ia.I_..Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. ctrf` 3. The Superintenderlt, .central Jail, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam ,+- District '4. , The Station House Officer, lV Town Police Station, Visakhapath-amJ, Visakhapatnam District - 5. One CC -t9 SRI. V-ENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Advocate [OPUC] - - -- . _ --_ _ _ _ _ I i_6. Two CCs to PUBLIC-P.ROSECUTOR, High Cour`t of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] a i` 7. Onesparecopy PSR\ /. r + •J | I _.:, a:++ I , ` h=_i- + .- \ I-..iL r'' |=JJ II a:j I a `.;=J)._-..`. I-,--t.; .i S2,....,,-i,:- I `r'.`` ..+`--.I. DR.YLR,J DATED :28/08/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.8672 of 2025 ALLOWED se¥#a\*+ e €{'r I \ \\\\RE