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2025 DAILYLAW 36083 (AP)

DEVARAJ A @ DEVA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

CRLP/9474/2024 · 2025-01-20

K Sreenivasa Reddy

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[3327] lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY ,THE TWENTIETH DAYOF JANUARY ,,t~J TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA RED CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9474 OF 2024 Between : Devaraj.A @ Deva, S/o Anbalagan, Age: 26 years, R/o 64, Prathan Salai, Gangai Amman Koli Street, 'PeriyaVenmani village, MadhuranthakamTaluk, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu. Petitioner/Accused No.1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, SHO, Tada Police StatI'On, Rep. by Its Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAndhra Pradesh Amaravati. AND Respondent Petition under section 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023 is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the criml'nal petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant them'bail on such terms and conditions as deemed fit directing their enlargement in Crime No.162 of 2024 of Tada Police Station, Tirupati district. The petition/Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petl-lion and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri BHOOMA MAHARSHI REDDY Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the court made the following. APHCO10586422024 lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY _C_B__IMINAL PETITION NO.9474 OF 2024 Between : Devaraj A @ Deva The State of AP Rep. by its PP ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petit-loner/accused: 1. BHOOMA MAHARSHI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sa~nhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/A1, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.162 of 2024 of Tada Police Station, Tirupathi district. 2. A case has been registered against the Petitioner herein and others for- the offence punishable under Section 8(c) read :]esE .-_ ` 2 f/ with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs an-d Psychotropic substances Act,1985 (for short lthe NDPS Act'). 3. Case Of the Prosecution, in brief, iS that, On 07.ll.2024, on receipt of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of Police, Tada Police Station, along With his Staff and mediators, While conducting raid near Sricity Zero point of Tada mandaI, found Al to A4 in possession Of 2O.8 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband was seized under cover of a mediators report and a case has been registered against the accused. 4. Heard. PerusedthereCOrd. 5. The petitioner/Al was arrested On 07.ll.2024 and s-lnce then he is in judicial custody. The quantity of Ganja allegedly seized from the possession of accused is 20.8 Kgs. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor Submitted that major portion Of investigation is completed and for Want Of inventory and RFSL report, the charge sheet is not yet filed. 6. ln view Of the aforesaid facts and Circumstances Of the case, this court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/Al on the following conditions. i) The petitioner/Al shall be released On bail On his executing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten i= i. \yzzzzzz4 3 .. Thousand only) with two sureties of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the, learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nellore, SPSR Nellore district. ii) On_ release, the petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, once in a week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.00 am and 01.00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. SD/-M.S / ASSISTANT; For /ITRUE COPY// SECTj N OFFICER Tol 1. The I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Nellore, SPSSR Nellore. 2. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Nellore. 3. The S.H.O., Tada Police Station, Tirupati District. I 4. One CC to SRI. BHOOMA MAHARSHI REDDY Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two cos to Public Prosecu`tor (AP) High Court ofA.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 6. One spare copy I/ I- HIGH COURT ._ it..-_ ~ `j '_ i _~ i --* __ SRK,J DATED :20/01 /2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.9474 of 2024 ALLOWED \ -*` ~-.