tz,, JJ> I, \ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI I 3365 I FRIDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF JANUARY :PRESENT.I THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DR V CRIMINAL PETITION NO.I 9458 OF 2024 R K KRUPA SAGARc Between.I Andhala Sai NikhiI, S/o Jogarao aged about 19 years MIG 96 APHB OPP ZP Srikakulam Town and District • .~- €€iprttui*|§ Petitioner/Accused No.8 AND The State ofAndhra pradesh, rep. by its public prosecutor, High Court of Andhra pradesh, Nelapadu, Amaravati, Guntur District. Through the station House officer, srikakulamTown poll-ce station, srikakulam Dl-strl|ct Respondents/complainant petition under sectl-on 482 of BNSS, 2023(Section 438 of Cr.P.C), is filed praying that I-n the cI-rCumStances stated Ion the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the criminal petl-lion, the High Court may be pleased to dI'reCt the petitioner to be enlarged on ba" jn the event of his arrest in connection with crime No.231 of 2024 on the file of Srikakulam Town Police station, srikakulam Dl'strict u/s 20(b)(ii)(c) read w,'th 25 of NDPS Act,1985, in the interests of justice. The petl'tion coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the memorandum of grounds filed jn support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of sri N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY, Advocate for the petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Respondent, the coult made the followI'ng ORDER ORDER: 1. This criminal petition undersection 482 of the BNSS is filed by the petitioner/A8 to grant anticipatory bail in connection With crime No.231 of 2024 of Sr'lkakulam Town Police Station Of srikakulam District for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B), 25 of the NDPS Act. 2. Heard arguments of Sri N.Bharath Simha Reddy, the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent/State. 3. From the record, it iS Seen that On 07.09.2024, several accused were arrested and a total quantity of 3 Kgs of Ganja Was seized and those who were arrested were remanded to judicial custody. Investigation is still under progress. 4. The present petitioner iS Stated tO be A8. He seeks Pre- arrest bail. Earlier, he filed Crl.P.No.8600 of 2024. This court by an order dated 16.12.2024 dismissed the Same On a View that in NDPS cases, pre-arrest bail may not be granted. 5. ln this renewal bail Petition, additional grounds are urged. According to prosecution, during -Investigation, it Was found that for the purpose of purchasing Ganja, this Petitioner, -#de7 \ transferred Rs.5,000/- to Other accused On 18.08.2024 and therefore he is part of the alleged crime. 6. lt iS undiSPuted that nO Part Of the COntraband Was Stated tO be 'ln possession of this pet-ltioner. lt is also undisputed that the petitioner is a student pursuing his education. ln sah,I/ I,-roj shaj* v. The State ofMaharaShtra1, the Honlble Supreme Court of lnd'la favourably considered and ordered pre-arrest ba" in NDPS cases in Such Circumstances. 7. Considering the abOVe faCtS, this COurf iS Of the View that ng. custodial interrogat-Ion does not seem necessary. Hence, Prayer 'ls granted. 8. ln the result, this Criminal Pet|lt'lOn iS a"owed -ln the following terms.. The petitioner iS directed tO join the investigation. [n the event of his arrest, the petitioner/A8 sha" be enlarged on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand Only) With two sureties of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the investigating officer and one such surety should be one of his parents. 3. The Petitioner Shall mark h-lS attendance before the investigating officer on lSt and 15th of every month between 10.00 AM and 1.00 PM for a Period Of three months Or till filing of the charge sheet whichever -ls earlier. 1 Crl.A.No.4905 of 2024 (SLP (Crl) 29.ll.2024 No.13172 of 2024), order dated I/ 4| The pet-ltioner shaH make himself available for investigation as and when required and he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any persons acquainted with the facts of the case to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer, 5, The petitioner shaH not indulge in Similar acts Of Crime| 6® The petitioner must regularly participate in the Pre-trial and trial process without fail before the competent court, //TRUE COPY// Fat SD/-N.NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR i&f#1>---- --- SECTION OFFICER 1 a The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Srikakulam 2, The Station House Officer, SrikakulamTown Poll-Ce Station, Srikakulam Dl'strict . 3. 4. To, psk one cc to sRl. N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY Advocate [OPUC] Two cos to the PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court OfA,P [OPUC] 5. One spare copy ~ I HIGH COURT DR .VRKS,J DATED..10/01/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.9458 of 2024 ALLOWED _--_ '