\ lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINALPETITION NO: 931 OF2025 ~ Between : Thangeti Bharath, S/o Uma Maheswara Rao, Aged about 32 years, R/o Dasannapeta, Ring Road, Vizianagaram, N/o Kobbarithota, Manorama Theater, Visakhapatnam. ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh, at Amaravati. ...Respondent , Petition under Section 437 l& 439 of Cr.P.C and New Section 480 & 483 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 release the petitioner who was arrayed as Accused No.1 on bail in connection with Crime No.173 of 2024 dated 10.07.2024 on the file of Gopalapatnam Police Station, Visakhapatnam District for offences leveled against the petitioners under section 20(b) (ii) (c), 21 (a) r/w 8 (c) of NDPS Act and See 34(a) of A P excise Act; .`. ` The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and memorandum of grounds of criminal petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Sivaprasad Read,y Venati, Advocate for the Petitioner and Public Prosecutor for the Respondent; APHCO10O44512025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original JurI-SdiCtiOn) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 931/2025 Between : Thangeti Bharath, AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI [3457] ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Respondent/comp[ainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.1 in Crime No.173 of 2024 at Gopalapatnam Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 20 b(ii)(C), 21(a) read with Section 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic substances (NDPS) Act,1985 and Section 34(a) of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was sent to judicial custody on 10.07.2024. It is submitted that the petitioner ) \ had underwent more than 180 days in judicial custody and the charge sheet is yet to be filed. 3. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner that, the petitioner has completed more than 180 days in judicial custody and the police are yet to file a charge sheet. The petitioner is entitled for the statutory bail. Therefore, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:- i) The petitioner shall be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), along with two sureties for a like sum, to the satisfaction of the ll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, V'lsakhapatnam District. ii) The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and attend the police station as and when required. 4. With the above conditions, the criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in the Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. sc!,I- sK. ran. RAE:i //TRUE COPY// For/ |`\ : SEC:,-ri®itl r,FF!CF~R ` __ ) To, 1. The " AdditI'Onal Metropolitan Magistrate at visakhapatnam. 2. The Superintendent, central prison, vl'sakhapatnam. 3. The Station House Officer, Gopalapatnam police Station, VI'SakhaPatnam DistrI'Ct. 4. One CC to Sri. Sivaprasad Reddy Venati, Advocate [opuc] 5. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, Hl'gh Court of AP [OUT] 6. One spare copy MM HIGH COURT HN,J DATED:13/02/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.931 of 2025 ALLOWED