1 APHC010492012025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9724/2025 Between: 1. KONDAPALLI LAXMANA RAO, S/O POTTANNA, AGED 32 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O SANGULOYA VILLAGE, LUWASINGI PANCHAYATHI, G. MADUGULA MANDAL, ASR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. Through the Station House Officer, Krishnadevipeta Police Station, Anakapalli District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SRAVAN KUMAR NAIDANA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition has been filed against the order, dated 19.03.2025, passed in Crl.M.P.No.141 of 2025 on the file of the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam to the extent of imposing conditions directing the petitioner herein to execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- and also furnish bank guarantee for an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- for release of Honda Shine bearing registration No.AP 39 SA 0320 towards interim custody. 2. Heard Sri Sravan Kumar Naidana, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. 2 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner and acceded to, by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that the subject matter of this Criminal Petition is squarely covered by the Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide Criminal Petition No.655 of 2025, dated 31.01.2025. 4. Considering the submissions made, in view of the said Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Petition No.655 of 2025, dated 31.01.2025 and taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, the condition imposed by the learned Special Judge in the order, dated 19.03.2025, passed in Crl.M.P.No.141 of 2025, to the extent of directing the petitioner to furnish bank guarantee for a amount of Rs.1,00,000/- is hereby set aside. The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Narsipatnam. The rest of the conditions imposed by the learned Special Judge shall remain unaltered. 5. With the above said modification, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:17.09.2025 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.9724 of 2025 Dt.17.09.2025 Asr