[3521 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATIv^ THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER"^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ^ PRESENT: v" THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9671 OF 2025 -.■'..-'S ' I r / ^v. ^ >■ ? *>c* •o- -'yv ' i / C'.'-d* rt" Between: Golla Veeresh, S/^ G. Peddaiah, Aged about 32 Years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o. 2-50, Golla Veedhi, Pulakurthy Village, Kodumur Mandal, Kurnool Dt, A.P - 518462. Petitioner/Accused No.12 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by SHO of Police Station, LTown Police Station, Kurnb^ol District, Rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS (Old Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner herein/Accused no. 12 on bail pending trial in NDPS. SC. No.^^O of 2023 on the file of I Additional Sessions^Judge Kurnool in Cr. No. I^of 2020 on the file of Kurnool I Town Police Station. ^ The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Vu.- NITESH,Advocate for the Petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the Court made the following; 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.9671 of2025 Dated 30.10. :^'’5 ^ The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.’)/ Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No. 12 on bail in Crime.No.164 of 2020 of Kurnool I Town Police Station, Kurnool District, registered against the petitioner/Accused No. 12 herein for the offences punishable under Section 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. As seen from the record, the petitioner/Accused No. 12 has been in judicial custody since 15.05.2025 pursuant to the issuance of an NBW on 02.04.2025 and its subsequent execution. The petitioner was allegedly indulged in dealing with 15.5 kgs of ganja, which is not a commercial quantity. The charge sheet has already been filed. However Accused Nos. 14 and 15 are absconding. The learned Trial Court has not taken up the matter for trial on the ground that some of the accused 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.9671 of2025 Dated 30.10.2025 have not yet been arrested. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has four children aged about four years, six years, eight years, and ten years respectively, and one of the girl children is critically ill. The presence of the petitioner is required to be with his family for the quick recovery of his daughter. If one more opportunity is provided to the petitioner, he will adhere to his obligation to appear before the learned Trial Court without fail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature 4. and gravity of the allegations levelled against the petitioner/Accused No. 12, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No. 12 on bail with the following stringent conditions: i. The petitioner/Accused No. 12 shall be enlarged on bail subject to he executing a bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional Sessions Judge, Kurnool. ii. The petitioner/Accused No. 12 shall appear before the learned Trial Court on each and every adjournment without fail. In the event of failure to appear before the learned Trial Court, the learned Trial Court is at liberty 4 Dr. YLR, J- Crl.P.No.9671 of2025 Dated 30.10.2025 0 to proceed in accordance with law to secure the presence of the petitioner/Acpused No. 12. iii. The petitioner/Accused No. 12 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the learned Trial Court concerned. iv. The petitioner/Accused No. 12 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. The petitioner/Accused No. 12 shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court. 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. SD/- M.PRABHAKARA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, V-" 1. The 1 Additional District & Sessions Judge Kurnool 2. The Superintendent, District Jail, Kurnool ^ House Officer, Kurnool I Town Police Station SRI. V NITESHAdvocate [OPUC] Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] 3. The Station 4. One CC to 5. TwoCCsto 6. One spare copy KJ f HIGH COURT < dr.ylr,j DATED:30/1 0/2025 bail order CRLP.No.9671 of 2025 allowed