-=> ),, E=i3 [3327] I, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl , MONDAY ,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE / : PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY < CRIMINALPETITION NO: 312OF2025 # Between : Sunamudi Anuradha, W/o Thirupathi (late), Age 70 years, Sondi by caste. R/o Bridge don, near post office. Rayaghada, Odhissa State petitioner/Accused-2 ¢ AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through Station House Officer, SHO I Town Police Station vizianagaram Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi, Guntur District. •,,. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, (New Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023) praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Cr'lminaI Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner on Bail in connection with Crime No.406/2024 of vizianagaram I Town Police Station, vizianagaram District COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER : SRl. lSUKAPATLA.AJAY KRISHNA # COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR f,esLP THE COURT IVIADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER _.,/- IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA REE1 (sp £ToPARgMAADR:A:VHATl I ) [3327] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL P Betwee n : Sunamudi Anuradha 12OF 2025 .HPETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Pradesh counsel for the petitioner/accused: 1. lsukapatla.Ajay Krishna counsel for the RespondentlCOmPIainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER: This Cr'lminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/A2, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.406 of 2024 of vizianagaram I Town Police Slat-Ion, Vizjanagaram district. 2. A case has been registered against the Petitioner herein and another for the offences pun'[shable under section 8(c) read az-- I-J* EE= 2 A with 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 (for short [the NDPS Act') read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, On 20.08.2024, at about 14.00 hours, on receipt of credible information, the Sub- Inspector of police, vizianagaram I Town Police Station, along with his staff and mediators, rushed to Naidu Funcrtion Hall, near CMR junction, Vizianagaram Town and found Al and A2 in possession of 4 KGs of Ganja. The contraband was Seized under cover of a mediators report and a case has been registered against the accused. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. Petitioner was arrested on 20.08.2024 and sihce then she is in judicial remand. The quantity of Ganja allegedly seized from the possession of the accused is 4 Kgs, which is not a commercial quantity. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted that major portion of investigation has been completed. petitioner herein is a lady aged about 70 years. 6. ln view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances Of the case, this court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/A2 on the following conditions. - ----- 3 ®/ i) The petitioner/A2 shall be released On bail On her executing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like sum each tO the satisfaction of the learned special Judge for trial of Cases under the NDPS Act-Gum-I Additional Sessions Judge, Vizianagaram. ii) on release, the petitioner shall appear before the station House Officer concerned, once in a Week i.e., On every saturday between 10.OO am and 01.00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. A sd/-K. J. R-A,JA BABu AS SI STANT I-REG I STRAR /ITRUE COPY// For I SECTION OFrl|,[I| To, 1. The Special Judge for Trial of cases under NDPS Act -um-I Addl. sessionsJudgeatVizianagaram f7 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam Zzz# 3. The Station House officer, vizianagaram I Town Police Station, vizianagaram District 4. One CC to SRl. lSUKAPATLA.AJAY KRISHNA Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court ofA.P[OUT] 6L,7 6. One spare copy Jr L= (.. HIGH COURT SRK,J DATED :27/01 /2O25 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.312 of 2025 ALLOWED