1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI.^I TUESDAY, THE twenty NINETH DAY OF APRIL ' h i"' . TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE rPRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4151 OF 2025 #3 j ■A H it- \ ~ ? 'i -2 f'' V' i- % . \ \ ''C / ■o? N Between: Veeramalla Shabar Kumar, Sto V Yedukondalu, Aged 34 years, 3-232, Rajanagaram Mandal, Punyakshetram, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh .. .Petitioner/Accused-A2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public prosecutor. Through Prohibition and Excise PS Rajamahendravaram South, East Godavari District Amaravathi, Guntur District. i ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita > 2023 (438 of Cr.P.C) is filed, preying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Allow the Petition and consequently to Grant Anticipatory Bail, directing the Prohibition and Excise Station, East Godavari District to Release the Petitioner/Accused A2 involved in Crime No. 199 of 2025 of Prohibition Excise Station, Rajamahendravaram South, East Godavari District in the Rajamahendravaram South, and event of petitioner’s arrest. Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri Devasri Roshan Kancharla Counsel for the Respondent : Public Prosecutor. The Court made the following ORDER: // THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4151 OF 2025 ORDER: The Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is filed on behalf of the petitioner/A2 to grant anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 199/2025 of Prohibition and Excise Station, Rajamahendravaram South, East Godavari District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner and other for the offences punishable under Sections 7-B read with 8-B of the A.P.Prohiniton (Amendment) Act, 2020. Case of the prosecution in brief is that on 08.4.2025 at about 10.30 am, on receipt of credible information, the Proh. & Excise, Sub Inspector of Rajamahendravaram South police station, along with staff, reached near Vinayaka temple of Kothapeta located in the G.Yerrampalem Village of Rajnagaram Mandal and found one person coming towards the raid party with mica hand bag holding in his right hand. Upon seeing the raid party, the person tried to escape from the place but the raid party stopped him and on enquiry, he stated that the bag contains ID liquor. Then the raid party verified and found 05 liters of •ID Liquor with strong smell. On questioning him, he disclosed his identity particulars as that of Aland also stated that he purchased the above ID 3. 2 Liquor from A2 for lower price and accordingly to sell at higher price at his residence. A1 was arrested and after observing all formalities, he was remanded to judicial custody. A1 confessed about the involvement of another accused in the commission of the offence. Heard. Perused the record. 4. A perusal of the material available on record goes to show that, all 5. the allegations are directed against A1 only. Basing on the confessional statement, name of the petitioner has been arrayed as accused in the Except the confessional statement, there is no other present crime. material available to connect the petitioner with the crime. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to consider the prayer of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, in the event of his arrest with regard to this crime 6. petitioner/A2 shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only), with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials and also on condition that the petitionershall make himself available for investigation as and when required and that they shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses. ir /■ 3 The petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, once in a week i.e. on every Sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 05.00 p.m., till filing of the charge-sheet. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. 7. SD/-B.CHiTTI JOSEPH ASSISTANT FfEOISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER F To, 1. The Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise Rajamahendravaram South, East Godavari District. 2. One CO to Sri Devasri Roshan Kancharla, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor (AP) High Court of Andhra [OUT] 4. One spare copy Police Station, Pradesh cvss / \ HIGH COURT SRK,J DATED:29/04/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.4151 of 2025 ALLOWED