|J-I 7-gfi:SZJ.-:.i ,__) +_::--=J i,-._ly'=_£Z±.3:-:,iS_fFS lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEB TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: RUAR THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1640 OF 2025 Between: Marigela Tata Rao, S/o. Dharma Rao @ Pandayya, aged about 27 Years, R/o. Telugu Camp, Boddagandi Panchayat, y. Ramavaram Mandal, Now at Lalakonduru Village, Rambilli Mandal, Anakapalli District Petitioner/Accused-2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS, is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the CriminaIPetition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner/Accused-2 on bail in crime no. 36 of 2021 on the file Maredumilli Police Station, AIIuri Seetha Ram Raju District( formally Known as East Godavari District} under Section 86~R/w 20(b)(iiie of NDPS Act 1985 Dated 12-04-2021 and pass The petition coming on for hearing, upon Perusing the Petition and the memorandum -of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent The Court made the following: / ORBER:- This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharat-lya Nagarik SurakSha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner herein/accused No.2, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.36 of 2021 of Maredumilli Police Station, East Godavari District. 2. A case has been registered againStthe Petitioner herein and others for the offences punishable under sections 20(b)(ii)(C) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and PsychotropiC Substances Act, 1985. 3. Case of the Prosecution, in brief, iS that, On 12.04.2021, the sub-Inspector of police, along With his Staff and mediators, While conducting vehicle checking at the outskirts of Madduluru village, caught the accused No.1 in possession Of 27 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband, along with other material, was seized under cover of a mediators report. 4. Heard. PeruSedthereCOrd. 5. On Perusal Of the material On record goes tO Show that basing on the confessional statement of A1, name of the petitioner herein/A2 iS arrayed aS accused in the Present Crime. In pursuance to the confessional statement, the petitioner hereln was `-_v,\---=^-ee_fu`_ _ `1J,~`rqIREerng Q.__c'E= / arrested on o6.-1.2025. Learned Assistant public prosecutor J7 submitted that investigation jn the present crime has been completed and charge sheet js also filed and the same was taken on file as NDPS S.C.No.27 of 2023 on the file of the learned special sessions Judge for Trial of the cases under the Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic substances Act, 1985, RaJ'amahendravaram. 6. ln view of the aforesal'd facts and cl'rcumstances of the case, this Court l's inclined to grant bail to the petl'tI®Oner herein/A2 on the following conditions. i) The petitioner herein/A2 shall be released on bail on his executing personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Special sessl-ons Judge for Trl-al of the cases under the Narcotl'c Drugs and psychotropic substances Act,1985-Gum-I Additional Sessions Judge, East Godavari DistrI-Ct, Rajamahendravaram. ii) The petitioner shall co-operate with the trI'al Of the Case. 7. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. Sd/-A. VEREuSGgrAL E`DS!o ASSISTAINT KEG //TRUE COPY// SE-CTION OFFICER I, 1. The Special Judge for Trial of Cases under NDPS Act,1985-Gum-I Additional Sessions Judge, East GodaVari D|lstrict, RajamahendraVaram. 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, RajamahendraVaram. 3. The Station House Offllcer, Maredumilli Police Station, Allur|[ Seetha Rama Raju D-lstrict. 4. One CC to Sri. Kakumanu Joji Amrutha Raju, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra PradeSh [OUT] 6. One spare COPY JSS f/ SRK, J DATED :25/02/2025 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.1640 of 2025 ALLOWED . 25 EEB