IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAT^ WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT; THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO > CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13007 OF 2025 /'C t:> *a Between: Rambari Sai Sanyasi Venkata Phanindar @ Sai @ Phani, S/o Sanyasi Rao, Aged 21 years,Occ Student, R/o D.No. 14-5, Guru Nivas Apartment, TIC Point, Arilova, Visakhapatnam District. ... Petitioner/Accused No.2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through Station House Officer, III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor Court at Amaravati. High ..Respondent/Complainant 439 of Cr.P.C, praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner/A-2 on bail in connection with FIR No. 236 of 2025 of III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, on such terms and conditions proper in the circumstances of the case Petition under Sections 480 & 483 BNSS, 2023 U/Sec. 437 & as deemed fit and The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri.K JYOTHI PRASAD Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the Court made the following 2 Dr.YLR.J CrI.R No. 13007 of 2025 Dated 24.12.2025 9*, The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’). seeking Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.2 Town Police Station. Visakhapatnam Commissionerate to on bail in Crime No.236 of 2025 of III , registered against the Sections Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Petitioner/Accused No.2 herein for the offences punishable under 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Public Prosecutor. Perused the Petitioner and the learned Assistant record. 3. As seen from the record, the allegation No.2 is that he has funded the accused. The petitioner is at the impressionable student. The petitioner i has got fixed abode. There reported against the petitioner. The quantity. The petitioner against the Petitioner/Accused procurement of 1 kg of ganja from the other age of 21 years. He is a IS a permanent resident of Visakhapatnam District, are no similar adverse criminal antecedents seized contraband is not a commercial He was arrested on 28.11.2025. He has been in judicial custody for the past 26 days. So far, six witnesses have been are all official witnesses. The material examined, they portion of the investigation with regard to the alleged role played by the application has been filed seeking the custodial petitioner concerned is completed. No interrogation of the petitioner. 3 Dr.YLRJ Crl.PNo.13007 of 2025 Dated 24.12.2025 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.2, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail. 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: i. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail subject to him executing bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned IV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05:00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet. iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not leave the limits of the Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case 4 \ Dr. YLR.J CrI..P No. 13007 of 2025 Dated 24.12.2025 and shall make himself available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when required. vi. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 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 or to any police officer. SD/- M.SRINIVAS ASSIST/ANT REGISTRAR sect/on officer //TRUE COPY// For To, 1. The I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for trial of offence Under N.D.P.S.Act- Viskhapatnam. 2. The IV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Viskhapatnam. 3. The Station House Officer, III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam District. 4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam. 5. One CC to SRI. K JYOTHI PRASAD Advocate [OPUC] 6. TwoCCsto PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P [OUT] 7. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:24/12/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.13007 of 2025 ALLOWED i *