`t» i I 3369,I IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKAR-JUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 661 OF 2025 Between : 1. Bathula Prabu Teja, S/o Prabhu Dasu, Aged 24 years, Telugu Camp, Marriguda, Boddagandi, y. Ramavaram Mandal. 2. Bathula pushpalatha Reddy @ Marl'gela Pushpalatha Reddy, /o Prabhu Teja Aged 20 Years, Telugu Comp, marriguda, Boddagandi y Ramavaram MandaI. Petl-tioner/Accused-A2 & A6 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. Respondent/complainant Petition under sectI'OnS 480 & 483 of BNSS (old Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C), praying that l'n the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support Of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the Petitioners On bail in on Cr. No 66/2024 Mothugudem, polI'Ce Station East Godavari . The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed I-n support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/s. / KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI, Advocate for the petI'tiOneJfand Of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the court made the following; APHCO10032262025 EF!E] ETTTI Jr, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRlMINAL PETITION NO: 661/2025 Between : Bathula Prabu Teja and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI counsel for the Respondent/COmPIainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioners herein/A2 and A6, seeking regular bail in crime No.66 of 2024 of Moothugudem Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Section 111 (2)(b) of the BNS and Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, iS that On 08.09.2024, the Sub_ Inspector of police along with his staff and mediators rushed to opposite Mothugudem Police Station, and Caught the accused in possession Of 110Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along With Other material Was Seized under the cover of mediators report. 3. Heard. Perused the material On record. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioners contended that the petitioners were arrested on o8.09.2024 and since then they have been in J-udiCial \----_ r--so I-- _,-_-~ •ca custody and that statutoriy period of 180 days is completed and police have not filed charge sheet and requests to enlarge the petitioners on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor also confirms non-filI'ng Of Charge Sheet by the Poll-Ce even after statutory PerI'Od I-S completed, but opposed to grant bail. 6. As seen from the record, the petI'tiOnerS Were remanded tojudicjaI custody on O8.09.2024 and charge sheet has not been filed. Most of the wl'tnesses are shown to be officI'al Witnesses and the release of the accused would not cause hampering of investigation. The petitioners had permanent abode and there is no possibility of their fleeI-ng away from J-uStiCe. 7. ln view of the aforesaid facts and cI'rCumStanCeS Of the Case, this Court I-S inclined to grant baI'I to the petitI'OnerS herel®n WI-th the following conditions: i. The petitioners herein/A2 and A6 shall be released on bail on their executing a personal bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fI'fty thousand only) each with two (o2) sureties for a lI-ke Sum each tO the Satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of FI-rSt class, Rampachodavaram. ij. On release, the petI'tiOnerS Shall appear before the station House officer concerned, once in a fortnI®ght i.e., On lst and 15th of ..--.,b`.. E. every month between 10.oo AM and 01.00 PM., for a period of three (3) months. ill. The petitioners are directed not to hamper the investigatI'On and tamper with the prosecution witnesses. 8. Accordingly, the criminal petI®tiOn l®S allowed. SD/-G.HELANAIDU ASSISTA For //TRUE COPY// SECTI 1. The Judicial First class Magistrate, Rampachodavaram. 2. The Special Sessions Judge for Trial of the Cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985-Gum-I Additional Sessions Judge: East Godavari District: \ Rajamahendravaram 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Rajahmundry 4. The S.H.O., Mothugudem, Police Station East Godavari. 5. One CC to M/s. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two cos to Public Prosecutor, High Court ofAP [OUT] 7. One spare copy KJ To, TRAR rr HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED.. 24/03/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.661 of 2025 ALLOWED -t}utL