I_:-;.<'rd:.-f±:{f}±Ifi IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATr!,,-;.;;,,,:.:fif THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EiGHTH DAY OF AUGUST,- TWO THO]JSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PE"TION NO: 8669 OF 2025 -.\ :-.. :i:` 1=.-\ ,)i I I EBetween : Sa!!a Vinod, Age: 19 yrs, S,'o N.Raja, R/a D.No.8/178-2, Prakash Nagarj Kadapa, YSR District. ...Petitioner/Accused No.4 AND The State of Ancihra Pracj-Ssh, Representecl by the Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise Police Station, Kadapa, YSF{ District, Through the State Public Pro`secutor, riigh Court of-Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respomdent/Comp!ainant Petition under See,lion 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023/Section 437` & 439 6f Cr.P.(`,, is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to dir6ct the Petitioner/Accused.No.4 be releaseci on bail in connection wit'h the criine No.48 of 2025, PROH & EXCISE Station, Kac!apa dated 05.07.2025. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Amanchj FRoya!, Acjvocate for the petitioner anc! of public prosecutor for F`espondent, the court made the fo!iowing APHCO10432452025 IN THE H!GH COURT ®F ANDHRA PRADESH 4tH AREARAVATI (special ®rigima! Jurisdiction) THUF€SDAY,THE T`LA-/ENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWEN'TY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMI.NAL PE""O AND NO: 8669/2025 [3521] Between : Salia Vinod The State Of Andhra Pradesh .a.PETIT[ONERJACCUSED ...P`ESPONDENT/COMPLAINAN-I Counsel for the Pet"ItiOner/aCCuSeC§: 1.AMANCH! ROYAL Counsel for the Responclemt/cormp!aimam€: . 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the fo[Iowimg: ORDER: The Criminal-Petition has been filed under Sections 437 and 439 of the code of criminal procedure,1973 (for brevity {the Cr.P.C.J) Sections 480 and I 483 of the BharatiyaNagaiik Suraksha San,hits, 2023 (for brevity £the BNSS'), seeking to enlarge the petitioner,'Accused No.4 on bail in Crime No.48 of 2025 of Prohibition and Excise Police Station, Kadapa, YSR Dis{ric+L registered for .the offences punishable undeur Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) of. the ezsz€ •k :*?.::1 ;.i:`\` 2-J¢ i,4.f`. ?i., I,i ,4J:;fS,I, -;;. Narcotic Drugs` and JPsychdtropi,a subs{arlces Act, -, I-iF-.,. ,l|:'t ``tlJ| ; I.hh+ ' Act))-... 1985 (for sh'-;-rt'`{the N'bPS } + .- a 2. The case of the prosecution, in a nutshell, is that oh o5.07.2025, on recel'pt of credible informa{iop, the prohibition and Excise P6r;onneI, Kadapa, along with their staff and mediators, reached the eastern side of FM Bakers a Food Palace.located on utukur circle to Rayachoty Bus Road uand noticed one person sitting on a two-wh.eeier and five others standing around him with bags in their hands. on seeI-ng the officials, the persons attempted tot ru'n away. The lh'Sbe6tor of police, along with his staff, apprehended fiv-; bf them, while one person dropped his bag and fled from the scene off offence. The I ~ pbII'Ce SeiZ'ed 1.2 kgs of ganja, five mobile phones! and a two wheeler, and I arrested the accused under the cover,of mahazarnama. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. perused the record. 4. Mr.Amanchi Royal, th.e leamed counsel for the petitioner submits t'h`at the petitioner has . `._ ,-. rot committed any offence; p?tI'tiOner Was fall,Sely implicated by the police in the crime,' petiti-oner is the sole breadwinner; petI-tiOner wiOuld I,J' - .,.I.. I:.i r.. ;bide by any conditions to be imposed by this court; and urged to allovi the ~` i+ | .\* ..._ . _ _ . T petition. This -Honlble court granted bail to accused Nos.1 a'nd 2 ih Criminal \ \ Petition No.7878 of 2025, dated o5.08.2025. '~` I 5. Perponfra,:Ms. P. Akila Naidu, the leamed Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed in granting of bail stating that the petitI-Oner iS the habitlial offender, \=- r``. crf---_`r\ some more. material witnesses have to be examined; investigation is not completed; if the petitioner is en!-arged on bail, he would not be available for i'he investigation and he would escape from the clutches of law; and tjrged to dismiss the baj'l petition. 6. Accused No.4 was found in possession of 180 grams of ganja, which does not constI-lute a commercial quantity. The allegation of the prosecution is that the petitioner has been in p9SSeSSI-On Of 180 grams of ganJ-a. The Petitioner Was arrested On 05.07.2025 and has been in judicial custody for the past 53 days. 7. The learned Assistant Pubjic Prosecutor submits that there is no other adverse antecedents against {o the petitioner. 8. This Court, by order dated o5.08.2025 in Crl.P.No.7878 of 2025, `en!argeci Accuseci Mos.1 and 2 on regular bail. 9. Considering the nature and gravity of the allegations made against the Petitioner, his alleged role in the case, and the period of detention already undergone by him, thI'S Court is inclined {o en!arg.e the petitioner on bail. riO. [n' the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the following st+ingent conditions: i] The petitioner/Accused No.4 sha!! be enlarged on bail subJ'eCt tO he executing a bond for a Sum Of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand only), with two sureties each for the I{-ke sum each to the satisfaction of the leamed special Judicial Magistrate for prohibi{I-On and Exc!lse offences, Kadapa, Kadapa District. ii. The petitioner/Accused No.4 sha" appear before the station House officer concerned, on every saturday in between 10.-00 am and o5:00 pm, till cognI'ZanCe is taken by the leamed the TrI-ai Court. iii. The pe{!'tl-oner/Accused No.4 shall not leave the limits of the District without prior permission from the station House Officer concernecl. ll- lv. The petitioner/Accused No.4 shaI,I not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. The petitioner/Accused No.4 shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further jnvestiga{jon of the case and sha" make himself ava[-lab!e for interrogation by the investigatI-ng officer as and when requl'red. vl. The petitioner,JAccused No.4 sha" not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade h]-m/her from di'sclosing such facts to tJne court or to any police officer. Accorciingly, the criminal Petition is allowed. //TRUE COPY// ``. is SD/-G.HELANAIDU ASSISTANT^Rgr ISTRAR off?OFFICER SECTI ;¢>)v lJ To, 1. The I Adc!itiona! District Juc!ge, Kadapa. 2. The Special Judicial Magistrate for,- Prohibition and Excise Offences, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Kadapa. 4. The Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise Station, Kadapa. 5. One CC to Sri Amanchi Roya!] Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs toPUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P., Amaravati.[OUT] 7. One spare copy. PSD > < i` \.. I,`| ll,I / HiGH COEJFaT DR.YLR,J DATE : 28/08/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.8669 of 2025 ALLOWED