4 -'•t.Ja::,. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAv// MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY. TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE rPRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4078 OF 2025 Between: Lanjapalli Srinivasarao, S/o Venkata Swamy, Hindu, Aged 50 Years, R/o Pidimgoyyi Village, Rajamahendram Rural Mandal. .. .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, 2023 is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in memorandum of grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant Anticipatory bail to the petitioner, directing the arresting officer to release him on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with FIR No. 157/2025 of Proh. & Excise Station, Rajamahendravaram - South; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and memorandum of grounds of criminal petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri B.Paramesewara Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner and Public Prosecutor for the Respondent; 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4078/2025 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. 157/2025 of Prohibition & Excise Station, Rajamahenravaram South, East Godavari District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner/accused for the offences punishable under Sections 7(B) r/w 8-A of A.P.Prohibition (Amended) Act, 2020. 3. The brief facts of the case are that on 17.03.2025 at 11.00 p.m., on credible information, the Prohibition Excise Inspector along with staff and mediators reached at the Lemon and Cashew Mango Garden in front of RIET College, Bhupalapatnam Village of Rajanagaram Mandal found one person standing infront of the hearth and stirring with stick in the top vessel which was kept on the hearth. On seeing the raid party the person ran away from the scene of offence, but the raid party identified the ran away person and called his name but the person turn his head back once and did not stop and ran away from the scene of offence. Then the raid party found FJ wash 800 liters in drums, which was fit for distillation of ID liquor. 2 Hence, the police seized the id liquor in the presence of mediators and registered the case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, based on the mediators report, the crime was registered against petitioner/accused. Except mediators report, no other independent material has been collected to show the involvement of the petitioner in the commission of the offence. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the 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. 4. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, while opposing the prayer of the petitioner, submits that the investigation is not complete. When ascertained the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor confirmed that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents. 5. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, since the petitioner herein is arrayed as accused basing on the mediators report and the most of the witnesses are shown to be official witnesses, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner/Accused, on the following conditions; 6. 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 3 of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials, release, the petitioner shall one surety for a After appear before the Station House 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 shall cooperate with the investigation. and he 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. / SDl- P.VIMOD KUMAR ASSISTANT ISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER Fc To, 1. The Station House Officer, Prohibition & Rajamahendravaram-South. 2. One CC to Sri. B.Paramesewara Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT! 4. One spare copy Excise Station, MM HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:05/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4078 of 2025 ALLOWED