IN THE HIGH COURTOF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT.I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8441 OF 2O24 Between.- 1. Amit Gl-ri, S/o Krishn Gl-ri Aged 28 Yrs C/ Pandit, Gram gujjadidokharI- villege, Mohanpur post, Morena District. Madhya pradesh, (A1) 2. Shivdayal Dhore, s/o pancham LaI Dhore Aged 51 Yrs C/ Jatab Jakhmouli village Bhind District, Madhya Pradesh (A2) 3. Alok Gotam, s/o Mahesh Gotam Aged 27 Yrs C/ Jatab Mis Post Misa, Bhind Distrl-ct, Madhya pradesh. (A-6) AND PetI-tI-Oner/Accused-A-1, A-2 & A6 The State ofAndhra pradesh, Rep. by its public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra pradesh at Amaravati. Respondent/complainant petition under sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, [New Sectl-ons 480 and 483 of BNSS, 2023] is I,-led praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the crl'minal petition, the High court may be pleased to release the petitioners on ba" l'n cr. No 50/2024 Mothugudem police station. The petitI'On COmI-ng On for hearing, upon perusI-ng the PetI'tiOn and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearl-ng the arguments of Ms. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate for the petjtjoners and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent, the court made the following APHCO10526O12O24 IN THE ~HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA E]HE] Ei]iffiE PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3239] FRIDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY _a__RIMINAL PETITION NO: 8441/202± Between : 1.AMIT GIRI, S/O KRISHN GIRI AGED 28 YRS C/ PANDIT, GRAM GUJJADIDOKHARI VILLEGE, MOHANPUR POST, MORENA DISTRICT. MADHYA PRADESH, (AL) 2.SHIVDAYAL DHOREu S/O PANCHAM LAI DHORE AGED 51 YRS C/ JATAB JAKHMOULI VILLAGE BHIND DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH (A2) 3.ALOK GOTAM, S/O MAHESH GOTAM AGED 27 YRS C/ JATAB MIS POST MISA, BHIND DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH. (A-6) ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(s): 1. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following order :- A.1, A.2 & A.6 in Crime No.50 of 2024 of Mothugudem police Station, East Godawari District, filed the present application under Section 48O and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking theI'r release On bail. The said crime was registered for the offence under section. 8(j') read with 20 (b) (ii) (C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. The case of prosecution is that on o9.07.2024 at about 1.00 P.M., the S.I. of police apprehended A.1 to A.6 near Mothugudem Police Station, who were found in transporting 550 kgs of Ganja in a Eicher truck bearing No.MP 07 GA 2136. After conducting PanChanama and after seizing the contraband, the s.I of police arrested accused, who were remanded to judicial custody. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners were arrested on 09.07.2024 and ever since they are l'n judicial custody. Though the statutory period of 180 days have been completed, the police have not yet filed the charge sheet. As such, learned counsel for the petitioners requests this court to enlarge the petitioners on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned Additional public Prosecutor, on instructions, confirms the factum of non-filing of the charge sheet within the statutory period of 180 days by the police. 5. This Courtperused the material on record. 6. ln view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, as the police did not file the charge sheet within the statutory period of 180 days, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners/A.1, A.2 & A.6, on the followl'ng conditions : - i. The petitioners herein shall be released on baI'l On their executing a personal bond for Rs.50,OOO/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) each with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Rampachodavaram ; ii. On release, the petitioners/A.1, A.2 & A.6 shall appear before the Station House Officer, concerned, twice in a week i.e., every Monday and Thursday between 10.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m., until further orders ; iii. Further, the petitioners are directed to co-operate with the investigation and also the petitioners are directed not to hamper the investigation and tamper with the prosecution witnesses. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, Shall stand closed. SD/-N.NAGAMMA //TRUE COPY// ASSISTANT FI SECTION OF TRAR To, 1. The Station House Officer, Mothugudem police station. 2. The I Additional sessions Judge, Rajahmundry. 3. The Judicial Magistrate of First class, Rampachodavaram. 4. The Superintendent, central Jal-I, Rajamahendravaram. 5. One CC to SRl. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to'PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 7. One spare copy. ER rr HIGH COURT KSR, J DATED..10/01/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.8441 of 2024 ALLOWED 2 0\3NN life er-'' ,