w f IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATj FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE : PRESfENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITidN NO; 9476 OF 2025 ■rs t‘ 7*. a- < T ■f $ i ?> •) •a r *'3- I . Vi / ■'ti Between: Chintala Satyanarayana, S/o Appalanaidu Age 32 years, R/o Peda Kinthari Village, Vanjari Panchayat, G.Madugula Mandal, ASR District. Petitioner/Accused No.3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, through SHO Narsipatnam Rural police station Rep,by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi Guntur » Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 480 and 483 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner/A3 on bail in connection with Crime no.41/2025 of Narsipatnam rural police station Visakhapatnam district u/s,20(b)( ii )(c) ,25 r/w 8(c) of the NDPS Act in Crime no. 41/2025 dated 18-04-2025 j Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri K. Pridhvi Raju Counsel for the Respondent: Public Prosecutor THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.9476 of 2025 Dated 17.10.2025 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.3 on bail in Crime No.41 of 2025 of Narsipatnam Rural Police Station, Anakapalli District, was registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.3 herein for the offences punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with 8 (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. A learned Single Judge of this Court, in Crl.P.No.6222 of 2025 vide order dated 01.07.2025, enlarged Accused No.1 on bail with certain conditions. The petitioner was arrested on 18.04.2025 on the allegation that he was allegedly indulged in dealing with 61 KGs of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity. The petitioner was arraigned as Accused No.3 based on the confession of other accused. The petitioner has been in judicial custody for the past 183 days. The statutory period of 180 days has been completed. The petitioner is a permanent resident of Peda Kinthari Village, Vanjari Panchayat, G,. Madugula Mandal, ASR District. He has got fixed abode, he may not flee away from the 9lutches of law and he will not be in a position to 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.9476 of2025 Dated 17.10.2025 threaten the witnesses, hamper the investigation, or tamper with the evidence. So far, seven witnesses have been ^xamined, all of whom are official witnesses. The material portion of the investigation, insofar as the petitioner is concerned, is completed. 4. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that there is no information regarding the filing of any application seeking extension of remand of the petitioner before the learned Court below by the concerned Public Prosecutor. Section 36A(4) of ‘the NDPS Act’ states that if the investigation is not completed within 180 days, the petitioner/Accused No.3 has indefeasible right to bail, unless the Special Court extends the period up to one year on the report of the Public Prosecutor, indicating the progress of the investigation and specific reasons for the detention of the accused beyond the initial period. 5. an Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.3, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.3 on bail. 6. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.9476 of2025 Dated 17.10.2025 i. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall be enlarged on bail subject to he executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Filfty Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Judicial First Narsipatnam. Class Magistrate ii- The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall Station House Officer concerned, between 10:00 am and 05:00 sheet. appear before the on every Saturday in pm, till filing of the charge iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned, iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall indirectly, make any inducement, threat person acquainted with the facts of the dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts or to any police officer. Vi. The petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not commit or not, directly or or promise to any case so as to to the court cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case ^ 5 Dr. YLR, J Crt.P.No.9476 of2025 Dated 17.10.2025 and shall make himself available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when required. SDI- N.NAGAMMA ASSISTANTJREGl^TRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To. 1. The Addl. Judicial First Class Magistrate, Narsipatnam 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam 3. The Station House Officer, Narsipatnam Rural Police Station, Visakhapatnam 4. One CC to Sri K Pridhvi Raju, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 6. One spare copy HIGH COURT i DR.YLR, J DATED: 17/10/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.9476 of 2025 ALLOWED 17 OCT a® orx ■3cr