IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT A^ WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF 4 TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ' .PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3844 OF 2025 q Between: Divi Ravi Sekhar, S/o Kondaiah, Aged about 51 years, R/o Dr. No. 10/3/69-2 Pidikitivari Street, Kotareddy Nagar, Kandukur Town, SPSR Nellore District.' ■■■ Petitioner/Sole Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public ProWor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...Respondenf Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, tt^ High Court may be pleased to release the Petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Cr. No. 44 of 2024 on the file of Kandukuru SEB, Nellore SEB. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds fil^ in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI HANUMANTHA RAO BACHINA Advocate for the Petitioner and of PUBLIC PRO^UTOR for the Respondent, and the Court made the following ORDER: APHC010180962025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3369] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3844/2025 Between: Divi Ravi Sekhar ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.HANUMANTHA RAO BACHINA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition, u/Sec.482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/accused seeking anticipatory bail, in Crime No.44/2024of KandukuruSEB, Nellore SEB. A case has been registered against the petitioner for the offence punishable u/Sec.7, 8-B-1 of A.P.Prohibition Act. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 22.4.2024 the Special Enforcement Bureau, Kandukur, found illegal possession of duty paid liquor 2. 3. 4. 2 Without valid permit or license, in Toyota Etios Car bearing registration no.AP 27 BK 5499 travelling towards Singarayakonda to Pamuru road, on seeing the same, the SEB party verified the back side car dickey and found 8 polythene gunny bags each bag containing 96 liquor bottles (each 180 ml), total seven hundred sixty eight (768) bottles of Royal Queen Malt whieky each (180 ml) without MRP print and printed "for sale in Goa” State escaped and only and that on noticing the SEB from the scene and on verification of the party, the petitioner said to have car, one dairy, one Nokia keypad driving license cards and phone, Aadhar, vehicle RC flags and pamphlets are found. one political party same, this crime Basing on the registered against the petitioner as he is the owner of the said Heard. Perused the record. was car. 5. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner alleged incident, the car of the petitioner found mi submits that one day prior to the missing and the petitioner lodged a report to the police. But police did not take a private complaint before the learned Magistrate, Kandukur. Hence action, as such, he filed Additional Judicial First Class the petitioner has no role in this crime and prays to allow the criminal petition. 7. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted that the Court that no antecedents opposed the bail application and may pass appropriate orders. He further submitted are reported against the petitioner. As seen from the order dated 29.4.2024 i ‘ 8. in C.F.R.No.2175/2024, the Considering the submissions complaint was forwarded to the police. made r 3 on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner and the sai'd fact Public Prosecutor and that the of Kandukur, It appears from the no antecedents have been reported against also confirmed by the learned Assistant petitioner is shown to the permanent resident as such there is no possibility of his fleeing away from justice. record that most of the investigation completed, and granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner would not hamper the investigation and tamper the evidence. 9. Accordingly, the petitioner i concerned police station within IS directed to surrender before a period of two (02) weeks from the date of on his surrender the petitioner/accused the receipt of a copy of the order and shall be released on bail on his Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand to the satisfaction of the make himself available for i not cause any threat, inducement executing a personal bond for a sum of only) with one surety for a like sum each arresting police officials and the petitioner shall investigation as and when required and he shall or promise to the prosecution witnesses. 10. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. sp/. iw.prabhakara assistant R^^t SECTION OFFICER ' .R 1. The VII Additional District & Sessions Judge. Prakasam at Ongole. 2. The Station House Officer, Kandukuru SEB 3. One CC to SRI. HANUMANTHA RAO BACHINA, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 5. One spare copy RAO RAR //TRUE COPY// I To. . Nellore SEB. HIGH COURT TIVIR,J DATED:23/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.3844 of 2025 allowed