APHC010578552025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11214/2025 Between: 1.BODDETI CHANDU, S/O TRINADHARAO, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,OCC CLERK IN JAGGERY SHOP,R/O 2-286/1, KOTTA RAMALAYAM VEEDHI, PEDDANAPALLI VILLAGE,YELESWARAM MANDALA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, The Station House Officer,Rangampeta Police station,East Godavari District,Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.SASANKA BHUVANAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner/Accused No.3 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with 2 Crime No.107 of 2022 of Rangampeta Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 7(B) read with 8(B) of the A.P. Prohibition Act, 1995. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. The allegation against the Petitioner is that he supplied some Jaggery to Accused No.2 which was used for preparation of ID liquor. Accused No.2 was found in possession of 20 liters of ID liquor and 400 liters of jaggery wash. It is fairly conceded by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that there are no adverse criminal similar antecedents reported against the Petitioner. Petitioner is running a jaggery shop. Accused No.1 is the owner of the land. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity and nature of the allegations levelled against the Petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner/Accused No.3. 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: i. In the event of arrest of the Petitioner/Accused No.3, he shall be enlarged on bail subject to he executing a self-bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall make himself available for investigation as and when required; iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; 3 iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once in a week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. v. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall not leave the State of Andhra Pradesh limits without the express permission from the Station House Officer concerned. vi. The Petitioner/Accused No.3 shall surrender his passport, if any, to the investigating officer. If he claims that he does not have passport, he shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. ________________________ Dr.Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J. Date:06.11.2025 VTS