APHC010507352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9958/2025 Between: 1. VALAMANGI NARSINGA MURTHY, S/O. VALAMANGI PODOM, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,R/O. DOOR NO. 13, ALLANGIPADA, MAKAVARAM, MUCHINGIPUTTU MANDAI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Judicature of Andhra PradeshAt Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High CourtPleased to relax the condition of imposing of Rs. 1,00,000/- towards bank guarantee & reduced the amount for release of the vehicle passed in CRL.M.P.No.698 of 2025( Crime No. 14 of 2025 of Butchiyyapeta Police Station) Dated 05 august, 2025 on the file of I Additional District & Session Judge -Cum- Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam against the petitioner Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9958/2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition has been filed against the Order, dated 05.08.2025, passed in Crl.M.P.No.698 of 2025 by the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam to the extent of imposing conditions directing the petitioner herein to execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- and also furnish bank guarantee for an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- for release of vehicle i.e., BAJAJ Pulsar Motorcycle bearing registration No. AP 39 QA 4269 towards interim custody. 2. Heard Sri Kakumanu Joji Amrutha Raju, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner and acceded to, by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that the subject matter of this Criminal Petition is squarely covered by an Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide Criminal Petition No.655 of 2025, dated 31.01.2025. 4. Considering the submissions made, following the said Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Petition No.655 of 2025, dated 31.01.2025 and taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of 3 the case, the condition imposed by the learned Special Judge in the order, dated 05.08.2025, passed in Crl.M.P.No.698 of 2025, to the extent of directing the Petitioner to furnish bank guarantee for an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- is hereby set aside. The rest of the conditions imposed by the learned Special Judge shall remain unaltered. 5. With the above said modification, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 23.09.2025 UPS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9958/2025 Dated.23.09.2025 UPS 61