•€. .` ` _ l=E= + lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RA£~ CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9417 OF 2025 Between : ig±:i. '£ I+,;:rSSse~_aififffi =Ei!ItiLH K Lakshmikanthamma, W/o Late Krishnam Raju, aged 74 years, R/o. D. No.4/71, Vijayapuram Village and Mandal Chittoor District. ...Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, at Amarava{hi. ...Respondent Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed 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 enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on Bail in the event of Arrest in Crime No. 55 of 2025 on the file of Vijayapuram Police Station, Chittoor District by granting Anticipatory Bail. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI SIVA NAGARJUNA SIDHADAPU Advocate for the Petitioner, and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Respondent, and the Court made the following ORDER: _-l` I-`l_,.ll-_5T_: --`,i : APHCO10476192025 lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9417/2025 Between : K Lakshmikanthamma AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the petitioner/accused: [3521] ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED u.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT 1. SIVA NAGARJUNA SIDHADAPU I Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: crI'minal PetI'tI'On has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatl®ya Nagarik suraksha sanhi{a, 2023 (for brevity lthe BNSS') by the Petitioner/Accused seeking for grant of pre-arrest bail in connection with Z: Crime No.55 of 2025 of Vijayapuram police Station, Chittoor District, registered for the alleged offences punI'Shable under Sections 7 read with 8 (b)(i) of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act,1995 (for brevity fthe Act'). o a \=__ -- \`` \\ 2 Dr.YL\ Crl.P.No.9417 of 202\` Dated 17.09.2025 2. The prosecution's case is that on ll.08.2025 at 1:00 P.M., at the veranda behind the accused's house near Vinayaka Temple, Vijayapuram VI'Ilage and MandaI, and reported the same day at 2:00 P.M., police found the house locked and, upon checking the veranda, discovered 211 liquor bottles: Bangalore Brandy (1?0 ml, €99 each), Mansion House Brandy (20 bottles, 180 mI, Rs.200 each), Old Admiral Brandy (4 bottles,180 ml, Rs.130 each), and officer's choice Brandy (35 bottles, 180 mI, Rs.160 each), valued at Rs.26,346/-. Acting on credible information, HC-3117 D, Subramanyam seized the bottles under a mahazarnama. Hence, the FIR. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 4. Sri Nagarjuna Sidhadapu, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has. not committed any offence; he was falsely implicated in this case. He is the sole breadwinner of his family. He is ready to abide by any conditions to be imposed by this Court. It is urged to grant pre- arrest bail to the petitioner. 5. Per cot,ira, Ms. P. Akhila, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, 4 opposed in granting of bail stating that some more material witnesses have to be examined; investigation is not completed; if the petitioner is- enlarged on bail., he would not be available for the investigation and he woulcl escape from c-.` 3 Dr.YLR, J crl.p.No.9417 of 2025 Dated 17.09.2025 the clutches of law. However, it is submitted that there are nO adverse antecedents against the petitioner, and requested to pass appropriate orders. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court finds that the alI'eged recovery of liquor bottles from the veranda behind the accusedJs locked residence does not, at this stage, establish conscious possession or direct involvement. The seizure was made based on information received, and there is no evidence placing the accused at the scene or indicating her knowledge of the contraband. The nature of the offence is not grave, and custodial interrogation is not warranted. The accused has no prior criminal antecedents .and poses no flight risk. The petitioner is a pe`rmanent resident of D.No.4/71, Vijayapuram Village and Mandal, Chittoor District. 7. Considering the nature and gravity of the allegations levelled against the petitioner' and her alleged role played in this case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner/accused. 8. ln the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. !n the.event of her arrest, the Petitioner/Accusecl shall be enlargec! on bail subject to the executing a boncl for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousancl Only), each with two 4 Dr.YL\ crl.p.No.9417 of 202` Dated 17.09.2025 sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; ii. The Petitioner/Accused shall make herself available for investigation as and when required; iii. The Pet-ltioner/Accused shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution w-ltnesses; , iv. The Petitioner/Accused shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned Once a Week i.e., every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., till filing of the charge Sheet. v. The Petitioner/Accused shall not leave the limits Of the state of Andhra Pradesh without the express Permission from the station House Officer concerned. SD/-A. VIJAYA BABU ASSISTAN .--`--GJSTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1.r The Station House Officer, Vijayapuram Police Station, Chittoor District. .A-, . 2=~.__One CC to SRl. SIVA NAGAF3JUNA SIDHADAPU, Advcoate [OPUC] .-.-3. Two .of,-.-_I i, KN CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. p-.,I.orp,u c] 4. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATE D : 17/09/2025 ORDER CRLPINo.9417 of 2025 ALLOWED