[ 3396 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAU aF TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX iPRESENT: HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRAT CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1499 OF 2026 I Between: Ananta Rao Gamparai @ Anand, S/o Balanna, Age 36 years. R/o GadiputVillage, Panthulunga Panchayat, Nandapur Block, Koraput District, Odisha State. Petitioner/Accused-A3 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra PradeshAt Amaravati Respondent/Complainant praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner/Accused-3 on bail in Cr. No. 08 of 2025 of Pedabayalu Police Station. Alluri Seetha Rama Raju District dated 24-02-2025. Petition under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS The petition, coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU, Advocate PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the Court made the following; upon hearing the arguments of Sri for the Petitioner and of 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO:1499 OF 2026 ORDER: The instant petition under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.3, seeking regular bail in Crime No. 8 of 2025 of Pedabayalu Police Station, Alluri Sitharama Raju District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) r/w 25, 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity “the NDPS Act”). 2. Heard Sri Kakumanu Joji Amrutha Raju, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mrs. K.Priyanka Lakshmi, Prosecutor, representing the State. learned Assistant Public 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Coordinate Bench of this Court, in Crl.P.No.6101 of 2025 vide Order dated 02.07.2025, has already enlarged the Accused No.1 in the present crime on bail. The petitioner herein is Accused No.3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that nothing has been seized from the possession of the petitioner, confession made by another accused, there is no material against the petitioner. The petitioner was arrested in this matter and he has been in judicial custody since 11.11.2025. 4. Except for the alleged 3 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that this Court may pass appropriate orders, as the case of the petitioner stands on the same footing as that of Accused No.1. 6. Considering the submissions made and in view of the fact that the Coordinate Bench of this Court, in Crl.P.No.6101 of 2025 vide Order dated 02.07.2025, had already enlarged the Accused No.1 on bail, this Court is inclined to release the petitioner on regular bail on the following conditions; i. The petitioner/Accused No.3 shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Paderu. ii. The petitioner/accused No.3 shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when required and shall cooperate with further investigation, if any. The petitioner/accused No.3 shall not directly or indirectly tamper with evidence nor influence, intimidate, or induce any prosecution witness. III. The petitioner/accused No.3 shall appear before the Station House Officer, concerned, once in a week i.e. IV. on every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. till filing of charge sheet. The petitioner/accused No.3 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. v. 4 The petitioner/accused No.3 shall surrender his passport, if any, to the concernedCourt. If he claims that he does not have a passport, he shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the concerned Court. VI. in the event of violation of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail. 7. It is also made clear that the observations made in this order are only for the purpose of deciding the bail applications and they shall not be construed as opinion on the merits of the Crime. 8. 9. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. SD/-B.CHITT! JOSEPH deputM registrar //TRUECOPY// SECTION OFFICER To, V 1. The Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases 1985-cum-l Additional Sessions Judge: Visakhapatnam 2. The Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Paderu 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam 4. The Station House Officer, Pedabayalu Police Station Rama Raju District 5. One CC to SRI. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA 6. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of 7. One spare copy under NDPS Act-Cum- , Alluri Seetha RAJU Advocate [OPUC] AP [OUT] KJ HIGH COURT DR.VJP,J DATED:03/03/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.1499 of 2026 ALLOWED