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2025 DAILYLAW 4834 (AP)

Boddula Venkatesh, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh,

CRLP/804/2025 · 2025-02-05

K Sreenivasa Reddy

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vrf_sz€zzz<. I/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAT WEDNESDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY ll^/O THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIIVIINAL PETITION NO: 804 OF 2025 Betwee n : 1. Boddula Venkatesh, S/o Durga Rao, Aged about-24 years, caste- padmasali, R/o D.No. 2-64,Atmakuru, Mangalagiri MandaI, Guntur district,Andhra Pradesh. 2. PandaliChakradhari @ Chakri, S/o. Panakala Rao, Aged about- 32 years, R/o D.No. 2-64, Atmakuru, Mangalagjri Mandal, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Petitioners/Accused 3 & 4 AND The State ofAndhra Pradesh, SHO, Naidupet Urban Police Station Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Respondent Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, (New Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023) praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant them bail on such terms and conditions as deemed fit directing their enlargement in Crime No. 364 of 2024 of Naidupet Urban Police Station, Tirupati district ¢' COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER : SRI. BHOOMA MAHARSHI REDDY COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER [3327] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY _CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 804±2g2§ Betwee n : Boddula Venkatesh, and Others `' ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. BHOOMA MAHARSHI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the foIIowing= ORDER:- This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the Petitioners/A3 and I A4, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.364 of 2024 of Naidupet Urban Police station, Tirupati District, registered for the Offence Punishable under section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) of i'he Narcotic Drugs and PsychotrOPiC Substances Act, 1985. L-_I I \ 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on o9.12.2024, on receivl®ng credible informatI'On, the Woman Sub-Inspector of police, along wI'th her staff and mediators, rushed to RaI'Iway Stall-On, Naidupet Town and Mandal, and found the accused in possession of 25 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband, along with other material, was seized under cover of a mediators report. The accused Nos.1 to 6 were arrested and got remanded to judI®Cial Custody. 3. Heard. Perused the record. 4. The petitioners herein were arrested on o9.12.2024 and sl-nee then they have been langul'shing in jail. The quantity of Ganja allegedly seized from the possessI®On Of the accused Its 25 Kgs. Learned Assistant public Prosecutor submitted that major portion of the investigation has been completed and the charge sheet could not be filed for want of inventory. 5. ln view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court I'S I-nClined to grant bail to the petitl®oners/A3 and A4 on the following conditions. i) The petitioners/A3 and A4 shall be released on bail on their executing personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional District & Sessl-ons Judge, Nellore. _`-' EiE E= Ii) On release, the petitioners shall appear before the stall-On House officer concerned, once I'n a Week i.e., on every sunday between 10.00 am and 01.00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet. 6. Accordingly, the criminal Petl'tion js allowed. ` I A | //TRUE COPY// For. s\gl= I SVisAANV+,I,ThH_R_I _ G ow R I Ass/s TANzj¥j-GJS TRAR sE6Tloul#FFlcER To, 1. The I Additional District & sessl'ons Judge, Nellore, SPSR NeIIore District 2. The Superintendent, Nellore central Jail, Nellore 3. The Station House officer, Na,'dupet urban pol,-ce station, Tirupati district 4. One CC to SRl. BHOOMA MAHARSHI REDDY Advocate [opuc] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court ofA.P[OUT] 6. One spare copy yi4..L JrJ HIGH COURT SRK,J DATE D : 05/02/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.804 of 2025 ALLOWED `+.--.:I+`u.a-I--stJ {Jg I_ \S t lFF_B 2025 ~