[3365] Jr, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AIVIARAVATl WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY T\^/O THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DR V R K KRUPA SAGAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 669 OF 2025 Betwee n : Chittala Satya Siva Ramakrishna, S/o Chittala Satyanarayana, Aged about 50 years R/o D.No. 1-257/1, Drivers Colony, Gokavaram Village and MandaI, East Godavari District. Petitioner/Accused-1 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh, at Amaravati. Respondent Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, (New Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023) praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the Petitioner who is arrayed as Accused No. 1 on bail in connection with Crime No. 197 of 2024 on the file of Prakash Nagar Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER : SRl. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER \ lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DR V R K KRUPA SAGAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 669 of 2025 ORDER: A__--ant--A This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short lBNNS') is filed by petitioner/A1, seeking regular bail in Crime No.197 of 2024 of Prakash Nagar Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District registered for the offences punishable under Section 8(c) r/w 20 (b)(ii)(C) r/w of NDPS Act, 1985. 2. Heard Sri Sivaprasad Reddy Venati, learned counsel for petitioner/Al and Sri Neelothpal Ganji, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent/State. 3. Perused the record. 4. Having heard the learned counsel on both sides and perused the record, it is seen that the FIR in this case was registered on 04.10.2024. I The raiding party recovered 22.6 kgs of ganja and arrested Al and A2, remanded them to judicial custody. The present petitioner is A1, seeks regular bail. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor has opposed the bail application. 5. ln CrI.P.No.8709 of 2024, the prayer made by this petitioner was dismissed by Order of this Court on 16.12.2024 on the premise that he has criminal antecedents. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that, although he was named as an accused, no trial has taken place so far, and no conviction has been recorded.g, '\\ A 6. Considering the fact that he has been in jud'lC'lal Custody for more than 3 1/2 months and the material Pan Of the investigation 'lS over, any further continuation of detent'lon does not seem necessary. Hence, th|lS court finds that petitioner/Al shall be enlarged On bail. allowed. personal rJet[tlullt=l llt=l,Il.,, I. _.__ bond for a sum of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand Only) With two suret'les of the like sum each to the sat'lsfact-Ion of the learned " Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at RajamahendraVaram, East G"oad=lVO=:: l=sutuTll=: lT|h= -ieil\lO net lS Perm ltt=+ \O,_i_ul:n=^h.:=leSuar+===SdafrnOc= the state of Andhra PradeSh. Pet'ltioner/Al sha" mark his attendance before the Investigating officer on lst and 15th of every month between 10.00 A.M. and 1.00 P.M. ti" filing Of the Charge Sheet. Pet'ltiOner/AI sha" make himself available for investigation by a police officer as and when required, and he sha" not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any persons acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer. He sha" not indulge in Slmilar acts Of cr'lme and sha" duly attend the trial of the case The Petit-lOner Sha" regularly appear before the competent court and part.lc®lpate in pre-trial and trial process without fail. GISTRAR tuli 7. ln V'leW Of the Said CirCumStanQeS, the Cr'lminal Petition iS petit|loner herein/Al sha" be enlarged On ba" On executing a _ __JJ __t`,\ pending miscellaneous applications, if any, sha" stand closed. sD/- K.SR`NIVAS,-A 'RAJU _,^IrttJ AR ASS\ST Fol /ITRUE COPY// •t SECTION OFFICER Toll. The H Add-ltiOna, Judicial First Class Mag'lstrate at RajamahendraVaram, East GodaVari District 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, RajamahendraVaram 3 The StatlOn House Officer, PrakaSh Nagar PollCe Statiom RajamahendraVaram, East GodaVari District 4. One 6Dto SRl. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Advocate [OPUCl 5. Two CCs tO PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, H'lgh Court of A P[OUT] 6. One SPare COPY Ls- \ HIGH COURT DR VRKS,J DATED:29/01 /2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.669 of 2025 ALLOWE D tng*\±l eJ,,1.jAN 2ft25