IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE iPRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO II CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4526 OF 2025 / Between: Perumala Srinu, S/o. Manthu@Mahadev, Aged 42 years, R/o.C.Colony Aruk valley, Aruku Vally, Alluri sitarama raju District. Petitioner/A. 1 AND The State of A.P, Rep. By its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati, Through Station House Officer, S.KOTA Police Station. Respondent Petition under Section 480 & 483 of Cr.P.C/437 & 439 of BNSS., is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the CriminalPetition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/ A.1 on Regular Bail in connection with Crime No.33/2025 on the file of S.Kota Police Station, dated:05.03.2025 The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Ms. KOLLI USHA KIRANMAYEE Advocate for the Petitioner PROSECUTOR for the Respondent; The Court made the following: and of PUBLIC APHC010214462025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) m [3369] MONDAY. THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4526/2025 Between: Perumala Srinu, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of A P Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.KOLLI USHA KIRANMAYEE Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following; ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of B.N.S.S. has been filed by the petitioner/A1 seeking regular bail in Crime No.33 of 2025 of S.Kota Police Station, Vizianagaram District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) r/w 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 05.03.2025, on receipt of credible information, the SI of Police along with his staff and mediators rushed to Children Park, S.Kota Railway Station, and caught the accused in possession of 12 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. 2. 2 Learned counsel for. the petitioner submits that the petitioner herein 3. has been in judicial custody from 29.03.2025 and prays this Court to grant bail to the petitioner herein. 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed for grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner has involved in three other crimes. Heard. Perused the entire material on record. 5. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the contraband alleged to be involved in the present crime is only 12 Kgs of ganja which is not commercial quantity. The petitioner has been in judicial custody from 29.03.2025. As the contraband seized is not of commercial quantity no reasons need to be recorded as contemplated under Section 37 of the NDPS Act. Most of the witnesses are shown to be official witnesses and the release of the accused would not cause hampering of investigation. As most of the investigation might have been completed and the petitioner has permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from justice, as such, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. The petitioner herein/AI shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) A 3 with two (02) sureties for a-like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Srungavarapukota . ii) After release, the petitioner shall attend before Officer concerned the Station House once in a week, i.e. on every Monday between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m. for a period of three (03) months; and iii) that the petitioner is directed not to hamper the investigation and tamper with the prosecution witnesses. SDI- P.VINOD KUMAR ASSISTANT R^ISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Srungavarapukota, Vizianagaram District. 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam. 3. The Station House Officer, S.Kota Police Station, Vizianagaram District. 4. One CC to Ms. KOLLI USHA KIRANMAYEE, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. [OUT] 6. One spare copy JSS high court TMR, J DATED:05/05/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.4526 of 2025 MM V ■At fo Ot; r/O nm 05 IX H. allowed SPAT^^