\ kfJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAF^^f 5 »I\K _*■» a; \ A‘ TUESDAY ,THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL x.-; .iS TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE iPRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3152 OF 2025 Between: Parapathi Reddy, S/o Thavudu aged about 25 Years , R/o 26-05-220 Panda Veedhi Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh. Petitioner/Accused - A-1 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 480 & 483 of Cr.P.C, is filed 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 on bail Cr. No. 17/2025, II Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam. The petition/Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri of KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the Court made the following. APHC010144222025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] :h TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3152/2025 Between: Parapathi Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/A1 seeking regular bail in Crime No.17 of 2025 of I! Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam City registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 25.01.2025, on receipt 2. of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of Police along with his staff and mediators rushed to opposite LIC building. Central Park wall Visakhapatnam city, and caught the accused in possession of 1.5Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. r 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends been in judicial custody from 25.01.2025 bail to the petitioner herein. On the other hand, vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the the petitioner herein has involved in two other crimes. Heard. Perused the record. that the petitioner has and prays this Court to grant 4. learned Assistant Public Prosecutor petitioner and submits that 5. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted alleged to be seized from the which is not of commercial had permanent abode and there i the justice. It is submitted by the learned most of the witnesses of the accused would tampering of witnesses. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and since the contraband involved in the present crime is not a commercial quantity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner herein. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the following that the contraband possession of accused is 1.5Kgs of ganja, quantity. It is submitted that the petitioner no possibility of his fleeing away from counsel for the petitioner that are shown to be official witnesses and the release not cause hampering of investigation IS and 7. 8. conditions; i. The petitioner herein shall be released personal bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand on bail on his executing a only) with one each to the satisfaction of the learned II Additional surety for a like sum Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam before the Station House ii. On release, the petitioner shall appear in a fortnight i.e., on am end 01.00 PM., for a 1st and 15th of every period of three (3) Officer concerned, once month bet\A/een 10.00 months. himself available for investigation as any threat, inducement or iii. The petitioner shall make and when required and that he shall not cause promise to the prosecution witnesses. Sd/~ G. HEL.A NAiDU ASSISTANT RE<^1 PAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER F( To 11 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. 1. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam. Police Station, Visakhapatnam. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Advocate [OPUC] ic Prosecutor (AP) High Court of A.P., Amaravati 2. The 11 Town 3. The Station House Officer, 4. OneCCto SRI. 5. Two CCs to Public [OUT]. 6. One spare copy / HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:01/04/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.3152 of 2025 ALLOWED c f/O rr'i^ 0:k .«S . i-