iiiiii= IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL| TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3674 OF 2025 Betwee n : Nakka Parameswara Reddy, S/o.Rama Chandra Reddy, Hindu, aged 43 years, I/o.D.No. 19-128/2, Jangameswarapuram village, Gurazala Mandal, Palnadu (Guntur) Distrl-ct Petitioner/Accused No.1 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, through s.H.O., Prohibition & Excise (SEE), Guraza!a P.S Palnadu District,rep by publI-C Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, at Amaravati Respondent/complainant petition under Sections 482 of BNSS (old 438 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the crI-minaI petition, the HI'gh Court may be pleased to direct the respondent to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.1 on bail in the event of hI'S arrest in COnneCtiOn With the case I'n Crime No. 163/2020 of Prohibition & Excise (SEB), Gurazala, Palnadu District. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of sri HABJBULLA SHAIK, Advocate for the petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the court made the following,I i; APHCO10171182025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUsTICE I MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIIVIINAL PETITION NO: 3674/2025 Betwee n : Nakka Parameswara Reddy, ..lPETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra ....RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.HABIBULLA SHAIK Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECU+OR The Court made the following: ORDER:- This Criminal Petition has been filed by the petitioner/A1, seeking anticipatory bail, in connec-lion with crime No.163 of 2020 of Prohibition & Excise (SEB), Gurazala, Palnadu District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner herein and others for the offence punishable under Section 34(a) of A.P.Excise (Amended) Act, 2020. 3. The brief facts of the case arethaton 30.10.2020, as per the instructions of the proh€!ibitibn & Excise Superintendent, G555f5an | 2 S.E.B., Narasaraopet, under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, S.E.B., Narasaraopet, the SI of Police (SEB), Piduguralla along with staff and mediators on credible information conducted raids for P & E offences at SC.No.2495, Baptistpalem, Guruzala Town at about 5.00 p.m., found one male person standing outside of the house and the SI of Police issued 165 Cr.P.C. proceeding and search in that house found 4 bags and found liquor bottles in that bags and registered the case. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, based on the confessions of co-accused, the case was registered against the petitioner/Al without. his involvement. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, while opposing the prayer of the petitioner, submI'tS that the investigation I-S not complete. When ascertained the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor confirmed that the petitioner has no previous antecedents. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has a permanent abode at Jagameswarapuram Village, Palnadu District,+ and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from the Jurisdiction of the Court. _5-----A d¥ 3 6. In view of the facts and 'circumstances of the case, since the petitioner herein is'arrayed as accused No.1 basing on the confessional statement of co-accused and no contraband was seized from him and most of the witnesses are shown to be official witnesses and the release of the petitioner/Al would not cause hampering of investigation, this court is inclined {o grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner herein/A1. -7. [n the result, the criminal petition is allowed by granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner/Al subject to his surrender before the investigating officer concerned within two (02) weeks from today. On such surrender, the petitioner shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with one surety for a like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned investigating officer. Upon his release, the petitioner is mandated to adhere to the following conditions: (i) The petitioner/Al is directed to appear 'before the concerned investigating officer as and when required; and (ii) The petitioner/Al shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with th: facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the court or to any irivestigating or police officer and shall cooperate with the investigating offl'cer. GFsFi- rs--a- .>Q I-- q 4 8. Nothing stated above shall be construed as a final expression of Opinion on the merits of the case, and the trial will proceed independently of the observations made in the present case, which are only for adjudicating the present bail application. sci/-p.u.v. BHASKAR RAG //TRUE COPY// SEC"ON OFFICER t=- To, 1. The Slat-Ion House Officer, Prohibition & Excise (SEB), Gurazala, Palnadu District 2. One CC to SR[. HABIBULLA SHA[KAdvocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] 4. One spare copy KJ hal.\-. I- ;r'3 0 ,Am 2lJ2b !ifer.` , HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED : 22/04/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.3674 of 2025 ALLOWED