[ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER j TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE I iPRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11909 OF 2025 Between: Duppada Adilakshmi, W/o Yedukondalu, Aged 50 years Ramadasupeta, Rajamahendravaram - North East Godavari District. Petitioner/Accused-2 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. through Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra PradesbAt Amaravathi. 2. The Station House Officer, Rajamahendravaram - North, Prohibition and Excise Police Station, East Godavari District A.P-533101. Respondents Petition under Section 482 of BNSS & 438 of Cr.P.C is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant anticipatory bail in Cr.No.232 of 2025, which was registered under Section 7-B r/w 8-B of A.P Prohibition Act, 1995 on the file of Rajamahendravaram - North, Prohibition and Excise Police Station, East Godavari District by directing respondents to enlarge the petitioner on bail In the event of arrest in Cr.No.232 of 2025, on the file of 2 respondent, in the Interest of Justice. The petition/Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri G V SHIVAJI Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent^Nbd, the Court made the following. ,nd APHC010618912025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] '■Sy' TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11909/2025 Between: Duppada Adilakshmi ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.G VSHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023^ by the Petitioner/Accused No.2 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.232 of 2025 of Rajamahendravaram-North, Prohibition and Excise Police Station, East 1 the BNSS , 2 Godavari District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 7B read with 8B of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995^. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. As seen from the record, the allegation against the Petitbner/Accused No.2 is that she supplied 1 litre of ID arrack. Her role has come into the picture based on the confession of Accused No.1. On such confession, a special report dated 16.09.2025 was drafted, and it was registered as a case in FIR No.232 of 2025. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the father- in-law of the petitioner was earlier alleged to have prepared ID liquor. The petitioner has not committed any offence and has been falsely implicated in this case due to animosity between the petitioner and Accused No.1, as contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that 4. there is one adverse criminal antecedent reported against the petitioner in Crime No.95 of 2023 relating to allegations of dealing with ID liquor. Be that as it may, until the guilt is proved, the petitioner is presumed to 5. be innocent, which is the cardinal adversarial principle of criminal jurisprudence. The Hon’ble Apex Court In Prabhakar Tewari v. State of Uttar Pradesh^ at para No.7, observed that criminal antecedents of a similar nature cannot be the sole basis for refusal of bail. The petitioner is a female aged about 50 years and has deep roots in society. If she is enlarged on pre- ^ the Prohibition Act ^ (2020) 11 see 648 3 arrest bail with certain stringent conditions, she may not evade the process of law. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the gravity and nature of allegations leveled against the Petitioner/Accused No.2, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner/Accused No.2. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions: In the event of arrest of the Petitioner/Accused No.2 she shall be enlarged on bail subject to her executing a 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; The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall make herself available for investigation as and when required; The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; The Petitioner/Accused No.2 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. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not leave the State of Andhra Pradesh limits without the express permission from the Station House Officer concerned. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall surrender her passport, if any, to the investigating officer. If she claims that she does not have a passport, she shall submit affidavits to that effect to the Investigating Officer. I. III. IV. V. VI. i SDI- G.HELANAIDU DEPUTY fREGISTRAR 1 //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Station House Officer, Rajamahendravaram - North, Prohibition and Excise Police Station, East Godavari District A.P-533101. 2. One CC to SRI. G V SHIVAJI Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati [OUT], 4. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:25/11/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.11909 of 2025 (|^ 2 7 ® I)i ALLOWED