IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAJ^^'^4§ MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY " ^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4080 OF 2025 'O. : ‘'K ml: AX y Between: Lanjapalh Rambabu, S/o Venkata Swamy @ Musalayya, Years, R/o. Pidimgoyyi Village, Rajamahendram Rural Mandal. Hindu, Aged 43 ..Petitioner/Accused-Sole AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, At Amaravathi. ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant Anticipatory bail to the petitioner, directing the arresting officer to release the petitioner on bail in the event of petitioner's arrest in connection with FIR No. 181/2025 of Proh. & Excise Station, Rajamahendravaram - South. 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 B PARAMESEWARA RAO Advocate PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Petitioner, and of for the Respondent, and the Court made the following ORDER: 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4080/2025 Order: The Criminal Petition, u/Sec.482 of B.N.S.S is filed on behalf of the petitioner/accused to grant anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 181/2025 of Prohibition & Excise Station, Rajamahenravaram South, East Godavari District. A case has be.en registered against the petitioner/accused for the offences punishable under Sections 7(B) r/w 8-A of A.P.Prohibition (Amended) Act, 2020. 2. The brief facts of the case are that on 29.03.2025 at 3.00 p.m., on credible information, the Prohibition Excise Inspector along with staff and mediators reached at the Cashew Mango and Lemon Garden in Sy.No.524/3 in Pidimgoyyi Village of Rajanagaram Mandal found smell of FJ Wash, then the raid party verified the place and found 9 drums of FJ wash of ID liquor. The mediator verified the revenue records and fonfirmed that the cashew mango and lemon garden is belongs to petitioner/accused. Hence, the police seized the id liquor in the presence of mediators and registered the case. 3. 2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, based on the mediators report, the crime was registered against petitioner/accused. Except mediators report, independent material has been collected no other to show the involvement of the petitioner in the commission of the offence. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits petitioner has a permanent abode at Pidimgoyyi Village, Rajamahendravaram Rural Mandal, and there is no possibility of his fleeing away from the Jurisdiction of the Court. that the 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, while opposing the prayer of the petitioner, submits that the investigation is not complete. When ascertained the learned Assistant Public petitioner has no criminal Prosecutor confirmed that the antecedents. 6. In view of the facts and circumstances of the the petitioner herein is arrayed as accused basing on the mediators report and the most of the witnesses official witnesses, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner/Accused, on the following conditions: case, since are shown to be The petitioner/accused is directed to surrender before the Station House Officer concerned within two (2) weeks from today and on such surrender, the petitioner/accused shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with like sum to the satisfaction of the release, the petitioner shall one surety for a arresting police officials. After appear before the Station House 3 Officer concerned, once in a fortnight for a period of three (03) months. The petitioner is directed not to hamper the investigation and tamper with the prosecution witnesses and he shall cooperate with the investigation. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. assistant^ISTRAR section officer //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Station House Officer, Proh. & Excise Station - South. One CC to SRI. B PARAMESEWARA RAO, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCS to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra [OUT] One spare copy Rajamahendravaram 2. 3. Pradesh. 4. KN \ high court TMR,J DATED:05/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4080 of 2025 allowed 08 MM ® 'P\ /AS //o TV Oi ! X n7j|