APHC010641772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12359/2025 Between: 1. PANGI BABU RAO ALIAS BOBBY, S/O. GOPALA RAO, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS,R/O. LOBBUGUNTA VILLAGE, KOMMANGI PANCHAYAT,CHINTHAPALLI MANDAL, ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtpleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.8 on bail pending disposal of Crime No.364/2024 of Naidupet P.S., Tirupati District Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12359 of 2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner herein/Accused No.8, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.364 of 2024 of Naidupet Police Station, Tirupati District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 09.12.2024, on receiving credible information, the Woman Sub-Inspector of police, along with her staff and mediators, rushed to railway station, Naidupet Town and Mandal, and found the accused in possession of 25 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband, along with other material, was seized under cover of a mediators report. 3. Heard Sri G.Maheswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was arrested on execution of P.T.Warrant on 18.08.2025. The learned single Judge of this Court in Crl.P.No.804 of 2025, granted bail to accused Nos.3 and 4 in the same crime and prays for grant of bail to the petitioner. 3 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that appropriate orders may be passed in this case. 6. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/A8 on the following conditions: i. The petitioner/A8 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 I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Nellore. ii. On release, the petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, once in a week i.e. on every Sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 01.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________________________________ DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 05.02.2026. sj 4 12 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12359/2025 Dt.05.02.2026 sj