IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY ^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE . :PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA^^ CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4536 OF 2025 <> .w', jOi / .-c ?-r Between: 1. Sri Palle Prashantha Rao @ Prasanth, S/o Yesurathnam about 39 years, Residing at D.No. 14/220, Dasthagiripeta Town, Kadapa District. 2. Sri Thalari Michel Babil, S/d Thalari Sreenu Residing at D.No. 14/246-B, 19*^ Town, Kadapa District. (Late) Aged Proddatur Aged about 35 years Ward, Dasthagiripeta, Proddatur ....Petitioners/Accused No.2 & 3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through SHO, Proddatur, YSR District, Kadapa, Represented by the Learned Prosecutor, Hon’ble High Court of A.P. at Amaravati. Il-Town Police Station, Public . ■ -Respondent/Complainant Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C/ Under Sections of BNSS is fiied praying that in the circumstances stated i of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner/accused 480 & 483 in the memorandum Nos.2 & 3 on Regular Bail in crime No.59 of 2025, on the file of I Additional District Judge at Kadapa and release the petitioner/accused No.2 & 3 bn bail. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI K SRINIVAS Advocate for the Petitioners, and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, for the Respohdent; APHC010214072025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) K-. ■ • [3369] MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4536/2025 Between: Sri Palle Prashantha Rao @ Prasanth and ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) Others AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused{S): 1.K SRI NIVAS 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 petitioners herein/A2 and A3 seeking regular bail in Crime No.59 of 2025 of Proddatur II Town Police Station. YSR Kadapa District. 2. The above said crime was registered against the petitioners and others 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 04.03.2025, on receipt of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of Police along with his staff and mediators rushed to Sai lay out, housing board colony, Proddatur Town, and found A1 to A3 in possession of 1100 grams of ganja 3. The 2 contraband along with mediators report. Learned counsel for the petitioners have been in judicial custody from 05.03. grant bail to the petitioners herein. On the other hand for grant of bail to the present crime is not other material was seized under the cover \ 4. submits that the petitioners 2025 and prays this Court to 5. learned Assistant Public petitioners Prosecutor opposed investigation in the on the ground that i completed. Heard. Perused the 6. entire material on record. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the contraband alleged to be involved in the present cri Which is not crime is only 1100 quantity. The petitioners have grams of ganja been in judicial seized is not of commercial commercial custody from 05.03.2025. quantity, no reasons 37 of the NDPS Act. witnesses and the release Investigation. As and the petitioners have their fleeing away from i to the petitioners. As the contraband sei need to be recorded as contemplated under Section Most of the witnesses are shown to be official would not cause hampering of investigation might have been of the accused most of the i completed possibility of is inclined to grant bail permanent abode and there i justice, as such, this Court IS no 8. In the result, the criminal petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. The petitioners herein/A2 and A3 shall be released their executing a personal bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) each with one surety for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Proddatur. ii. The petitioners shall make themselves available for investigation as and when required and that they shall not inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses. on bail on cause any threat, SD/-B.CHITTI JOSEPH assistant " section officer STRAR //TRUE COPY// I To, 1. The I Additional Judicial Kadapa District 2. The I Additional District Judge at Kadapa 3. The Superintendent. Central Jail, 4. The Station House Officer, Kadapa District One CC to SRI. K SRINIVAS Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR [ou-n 7. One spare copy 1- Class Magistrate, Proddatur, Kadapa, YSR YSR Kadapa District Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District Proddatur II Town U/G Police Station , YSR High Court of Andhra Pradesh PSR high court TMR,J DATED;05/05/2025 bail order CRLP.No.4536 of 2025 allowed ; 4- ■