f IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4612 OF 2025 Between: Adi Raju Naidu, S/o.Appalanaidu, aged 21 years, R/o.B.B.Patnam Village, Rolugunta Mandal, Anakapalli District. „.Petitioner/A2/Owner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, (II Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam) Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. Respondent Petition filed under Section 528 read with 484 of BNSS, 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for records and quash the Order dated 28.08.2024 which was passed in CRL.M.P.No.590 of 2024 in Cr.No.279 of 2023 of II Town Police Station, on the file of the I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. upon perusing the This Petition coming on for hearing Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Arrabolu Sai Naveen, Advocate for Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent. The Court made the following: 1 CRLP. No.4612 of 2025 APHC010210122025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAYJHE TWENTYNINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE - -i PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4612/2025 Between: Adi Raju Naidu, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.ARRABOLU SAI NAVEEN Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 CRLP. No.4612 of 2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH CRIMINAL PETITION No.4612 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order, dated 22.08.2024, in CrI.M.P. No.590 of 2024, passed by the I Additional District & Sessions Judge- cum-Special Judge for Trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, whereby the learned Sessions Judge directed the release of the Car (Toyota Innova 2.5 G (M)) bearing registration No.AP 37 BK 2277, subject to the petitioner executing a personal bond of Rs.6,00,000/- with one surety for a like sum, to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. The petitioner was further directed to furnish a bank guarantee for a sum of Rs.6,00,000/-. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the condition imposed by the learned Sessions Judge with respect to the bank guarantee is onerous. 4. Upon considering the submissions, the impugned order stands modified to the extent that the petitioner shall furnish only a personal bond of Rs.6,00,000/-with one surety for a like sum to the satisfaction of the II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam and Court of the 3 CRL.P. No.4612 of 2025 the other conditions remains unchanged, while setting aside the condition requiring a bank guarantee. 5. With these observations, the criminal petition is partly allowed. 6. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall Sd/- A. VENU GOPAL RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To. 1. The I Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 3. The Station House Officer, II Town Police Visakhapatnam District. 4. One CC to Sri Arrabolu Sai Naveen, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CC's to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh Amaravati [OUT] Station, Visakhapatnam at 6. Three CD Copies BSV Cnr HIGH COURT BSV DATED:29/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4612 of 2025 ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION PARTLY