_fa---=th lN THE HIGH COURT-OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI + WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY, `ft_+1,¢in4;:: TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDD CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 538 OF 2025 Betwee n : 1. Sidhanta Kanhar, S/o. Maharaj Kanhar, Age 24 Years, R/o. Kullikuda Village, Goohhapoda Post, Kandamala District, Odisha State. 2. Ganjendra Gl'ri, S/o. Gayadhar Girl, Aged 37 years, R/o. Kotsira Village, Bhandaripokhari Block, Bhadrak District, Odisha State. ...Petitioners/Accused No.3 & 4 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its public prosecutor, Hl'gh Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati. ..|Respondent/Comp[ainant Petl'tion under sectI-On 480 &` 483 of BNSS (old Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the criminal Petition, the High Court may be Pleased tO release the petitioners/Accused No. 3 & 4 on bail pending investigation, inquiry and trial in Cr.No. 321/2024 of Punganur Urban Police Station, Chittoor District. Counsel for the Petitioners : Srl' D Purnachandra Reddy Counsel for the Respondent : Assistant Public Prosecutor. The Court made the following ORDER: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL ORD ER:- PETITION NO.538 OF 2025 This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioners/A3 and A4, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.321 of 2024 of Punganur Urban Police Station, Chittoor District. 2. A case has been registered against the Petitioners herein and others for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 (for short {the NDPS Act'). 3. Case of the Prosecution, in brief, iS that, On 16.07.2024, on receipt of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of Police, along with his staff and mediators, proceeded to a house bear-lng D.No.29-320, Bhagathsingh Colony, Punganur town and found the accused in possession of 59.4Kgs of Ganja. The contraband was seized under the cover of mediators report. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. Petitioners herein were arrested on 16.07.2024 and since then they are in judicial remand. The quantity of Ganja allegedly Q\o jJy _ 2 // seI'Zed from the possessl'on of the accused I-s 59.4Kgs. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted that I-nvestigatjon in the Present Crime has been completed and charge sheet was also lal'd and the same was taken on fI®Ie as NSC No.32 of 2024. 6. ln vl'ew of the fact that investigatl-on is completed and charge sheet was also filed, this court I'S inclined to grant ba" to the petI'tiOnerS/A3 and A4 on the followl®ng condI-lions. i) The petl®tioners/A3 and A4 shall be released on bail on their executing personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each wI'th two SuretI-eS Of the like sum each to the satl'sfaction of the learned I Additional Judicial Magistrate of FI'rSt Class, Punganur. Ii) On release, the petitioners shall appear before the station House Officer concerned, once in a week I®.e., On every saturday between 10.00 am and o1.00 pm, till fI-ling of the charge sheet. iii) petitI'OnerS/A3 and A4 shall not go beyond the jurl'sdiction of chittoor dI-StrI'Ct, Andhra pradesh state, without leave of the trial court and they shall make aval'Iable the,'r locatI-On through mobI'Ie phones by pal-ring them with the mobile Phone Of the lnvestI'gating Officer round the clock. .\`•-a To, 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition I'S allowed. /ITRUE COPY// Fo SDI-N. ASSJS TAN ARARAR jl 1. The I Additl-onaI Judjcjal Magistrate of First class, punganur. 2. The Superintendent, Djstn'ci jail, Chl|ttoor. 3. The StatI'On House officer, punganur urban po',-ce statl'on, chjttoor Dl'strjct. 4. One CC to SRI D PURNACHANDRA REDDYAdvocate [opuc] 5, Two CCs to publl-c Pro.Qer,lhr /AD\ LJ:-L A --\ prosecutor (AP) HI-gh Court ofAndhra pradesh [OUTJ 6. One spare copy CVSS HIGH COURT SRK,J DATED:29/01 /2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.538 of 2025 ALLOWED