IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAT TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE .PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4660 OF 2025 Between: Korra Ramu, S/o Lakshmana Rao, Aged about 23 R/o PTG-Kodu, Nerella Banda Village, Lakkavarapupeta Panchayath, G K Veedhi Mandal, ASR District. years, Cultivation, Petitioner/Accused No 3 AND The State of AP, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, at Amaravati. Respondent Petition under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS (Old Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C), praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Petitioner who is arrayed as Petitioner / Accused No.3 with Crime No. 89 of 2024 dt;07.09.2024 release the on bail in connection on the file of Koyyuru Police Station Allan SItharama Raju District, for offences levelled against the petitioners 1985. under Section 20 (b) (ii) (C) 25 r/w 8(c) of NDPS Act, The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI, Advocate for the Petitioner and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the Court made the following; the IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4660/2025 Order: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of B.N.S.S., has been filed by the petitioner/A3, seeking regular bail in Cr.No.89/2024 of Koyyuru Police Station, Alluri Sitharama Raju District. 2. The above said crime was registered against the petitioner/A3 and others for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 r/w 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the NDPS Act’). 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, this is a case of illegal possession of ganja and on 07.09.2024 at 17.00 hours on credible information the SI of Police along with staff and mediators reached Doddavaram Village Junction, Koyyuru Madal, ASR Manyam District and found the accused in possession and transporting the ganja in an auto bearing No.AP5TX8330 and found 105 kgs of ganja. Then the police seized the ganja under the cover of mediators report and registered the crime. Heard and perused the record. 4. 2 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, based on the statements of co-accused the crime was registered against petitioner/accused No.3. Except for the confessional statement of co accused, no other independent materia! has been collected to show the involvement of the petitioner in the commission of the offence. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has been in judicial custody in 04.01.2024 and the petitioner has a permanent abode at Lakkavarapupeta Panchayath, G.K.Veedhi Mandal, ASR District, and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from the Jurisdiction of the Court. 6. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, while opposing the prayer of the petitioner, submits that the investigation is not complete. When ascertained the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor confirmed petitioner has no criminal antecedents. that the 7. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, since the petitioner herein is arrayed as accused No.3 basing on the confession statement of co-accused and the most of the witnesses are shown to be official witnesses, this Court is inclined to grant bail to petitioner/Accused No.3, on the following conditions; (i) The petitioner/A3 herein shall be released executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty on his 3 five thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chinthapalli; (ii) On release, the petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned as and when required, (iii) The petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence and hamper the investigation and shall cooperate for investigation. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. 8. SD/- G.HELANAIDU AS ASSISTAN^^ ISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER For AS To, 1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chinthapalli, Alluri Sitharama Raju District 2. The I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam 4. The Station House Officer, Koyyuru Police Station, Alluri Sitharama Raju District 5. One CC to SRI. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] 7. One spare copy KJ T HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:06/05/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.4660 of 2025 ALLOWED X 07 ® T*o\ m o>» ^spatc;^ •fc:' ■