APHC010493402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9714/2025 Between: 1. VANKUDOTH SURESH, S/O. LAKSHMAN, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,LALU THANDA VILLAGE OF LAXMIDEVIPALLI MANDAL, BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE, AADHAR NO. 568763559308 PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO 34 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Through Station House Officer Mothugudem Police Station, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi, Guntur District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the BharatiyaNagarikSurakshaSanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.3 on bail in Cr.No.73 of 2024 of Moothugudem Police Station, ASR District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 111(2)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’), and Section 8 (c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 16.10.2024 at about 4:00 p.m., near Daralamma Thalli Temple, on the outskirts of Polluru Village, Mothugudem Panchayati, Chinturu Mandal, an offence occurred and the same was reported at about 5:15 p.m. on the same day. The Sub-Inspector of Police, along with his staff and mediators, rushed to the spot, where Accused No.2 was found attempting to transport 2 kgs of liquid Ganja in two plastic boxes, worth about Rs.5,00,000/-, from Disariguda Village, Malkangiri District, Odisha State, to Bhadrachalam, Telangana State, illegally. The police apprehended Accused No.2 with the assistance of staff and seized 2 kgs of liquid Ganja in two plastic boxes worth Rs.5,00,000/-, and one touchpad mobile phone. A case was registered. Accused Nos.1 and 3 were absconding. 3 3. Sri KakumanuJoji Amrutha Raju, the learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence. It is further submitted that the petitioner is the sole earning member of the family and, therefore, his incarceration would cause undue hardship to his dependents. The petitioner undertakes to strictly adhere to any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. In light of the foregoing submissions, learned counsel prays that the present petition be allowed in the interest of justice. 4. Per contra, Ms.P.Akhila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner, submitting that the investigation is still underway and several material witnesses remain to be examined. It is contended that if the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, there is a strong likelihood that he may abscond, thereby hampering the ongoing investigation and evading the process of law,and it is urged to dismiss the petition. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 6. This is second bail application filed by the petitioner-accused No. 3. The earlier bail application filed by the petitioner-accused No. 3 was dismissed by this Court by order dated 04-09-2025 in Criminal Petition No. 7880 of 2025. There is no change of circumstance. Even charge sheet has not yet been filed. 4 7. Hence, the present second bail application is dismissed for want of change of circumstance. _________________________ Dr. Y.LAKSHMANA RAO, J. Date: 25.09.2025 JSK 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 9714 OF 2025 Date: 25.09.2025 JSK