[3521 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY. THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12131 OF 2025 Between: 1. Boini Bangaru Dora, S/o Somayya, aged about 26 years, R/o. Vemarajukondapalle (Village), G Madugula, alluriseetharamraju District, Andhra Pradesh, Aadhar No.653231246527. 2. Serreki Sivashankar, S/o Somalingam, aged about 25 years, Vemarajukondapalle (Village), G Madugula, alluriseetharamraju District, Andhra Pradesh, Aadhar No: 973864684878 Petitioners/Accused-1 & 2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS., is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioners/AI &A2 on Bail in connection with Crime No.237 of 2025 of Airport Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, Dated 05-11-2025, under 20(b)(ii),(B)r/w 8c NDPS Act 1985; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU, Advocate for the Petitioners and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, for the Respondent; The Court made the following ORDER: 2 Dr.YLR,, Crl.RNo.12131 of 202i Dated 28.11.2025 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 Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 on bail in Crime No.237 of 2025 of Airport Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, registered against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 herein for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) 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 Petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. As seen from the record, the allegations against the petitioners are that 3. they have indulged in dealing with 12 kgs of Ganja. They were arrested on 05.11.2025 and have been in judicial custody for the past 23 days. There are no adverse similar criminal antecedents reported against the petitioners. So far, 3 witnesses have been examined, and no application has been filed seeking custodial interrogation of the petitioners. The chances of the petitioners threatening the witnesses, tampering the evidence, or hampering the investigation would not arise. The petitioners are permanent residents of Vemarajukondapalle Village, G. Madugula, Alluri Seetharamaraju District. They have got fixed abode. If they are enlarged on bail, they may not evade the process of law. 3 Dr.YLR.J Crl.RNo.12131 of 2025 Dated 28.11.2025 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 on bail. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent 4. 5. conditions; i. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall be enlarged bail subject to them executing 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 learned VII Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Visakhapatnam. ii. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall appear before the Station House Officer, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05;00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet, iii. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall not leave the limits of the District without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned, iv. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer in further investigation of the case and shall make themselves available for interrogation by the Investigating Officer as and when r^uired. on 4 Dr.YLR,J^ Crl.RNo.12131 of 2026^ Dated 28.11.2025 vi. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court. . / SD/- M.SRINIVAS ASSISTANTpafSTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. TheVIIAdditlonalJudicial 2. The Superintendent, 3. The Station House Officer. 4. One CC to Sri. Magistrate of First Class Visakhapatnam. Central Prison, Visakhapatnam. Airport Police Station KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA Visakhapatnam City. RAJU Advocate [OPUCj 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC Amaravati. [OUT] prosecutor. High Court Of Andhra Pradesh 6. One spare copy JSS HIGH COURT DR.YLR, J DATED:28/11/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.12131 of 2025 ALLOWED