APHC010227592025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3505] MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4808/2025 Between: Komali Ramanjaneyulu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C) and 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), by petitioner/accused No.2 for granting of anticipatory bail in connection with Cr.No.126 of 2023 on the file of Special Enforcement Bureau Station, Rajamahendravaram South, East Godavari District, for the alleged offences punishable under Section 7-B r/w 8-A of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2020. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.2 and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. Sri K.Devasri Roshan, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused No.2 submits that the petitioner/accused No.2 is sole bread winner of his family. The petitioner has not committed any offence and he was falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner would abide by any condition to be imposed by this court. 4. Per contra, Sri A.Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed in granting of bail stating that the petitioner/accused No.2 is a habitual offender, some more material witnesses have to be examined; investigation is not completed; if the petitioner is enlarged on bail, he would not be available for the investigation and he would escape from the clutches of law; and urged to dismiss the bail petition. 3 5. Having considered the submissions made by both the counsels, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail. 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed with the following directions.: a. In the event of arrest of the petitioner/accused No.2, the petitioner/accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail on executing personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of Special Enforcement Bureau Station Rajamahendravaram South, East Godavari District; b. The petitioner/accused No.2 shall make himself available for investigation as and when required; c. The petitioner/accused No.2 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; d. The petitioner/accused No.2 is directed to shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned twice in a month i.e., on every 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday between 10.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. _________________________ JUSTICE T.C.D. SEKHAR Date: 23.06.2025 SNI 4 51 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR Crl.P.No.4808 of 2025 Date: 23.06.2025 SNI