[3521 ] IN THE HIGH COURT Of ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATK THURSDAY ,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIXv^ :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR^USTICE Y. LAKSHMANA MO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12895 OF^25 Between: Anusuri Mahesh alias Dula Nani Somalannma S/o.Venkanna, Age 27 Nagar years, Market, Temple Rajamahendravaram. Siddarth Quarry Petitioner/Accused- 8 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its P^bli Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh. ic 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 enlarge the petitioner/A8%n bail in Crime No. 88 of 2025, dt. 25.02.2025 on the file of Rajahmundry III Town Police Station, East Godavari District The petition/Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petitiort and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri. KADIYAM NEELAKANTESWARA RAO Advocate PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Advocate for the Respondent the following. ORDER Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS for the Petitioner(s), and the Court made 2 Dr.YLR,J CrI..PNo. 12895 of 2025 Dated 08.01.2026 The Court made the following:;? ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.8 on bail in Crime No.88 of 2025 of Rajahmundry III Town Police Station, East Godavari District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.8 herein for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant 2. Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. On perusal of the record, the allegation against the Petitioner/Accused No.8 is that he supplied 20.350 kgs of ganja, which is slightly above the commercial quantity. Accused No.2 was enlarged on bail by a learned Single Judge of this Court in CrI.P.No.5131 of 2025, vide order dated 23.06.2025. The role of the Petitioner has came to light based on the confession of Accused Nos.1 and 5, who were arrested on the spot. After thorough investigation, a charge sheet has been filed. There is one criminal antecedent 3. under the provisions of ‘the NDPS Act’ and five criminal antecedents under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 reported against the Petitioner/Accused No.8. Be that as it may, the Petitioner/Accused No.8 is presumed to be innocent until the guilt is proved. The Hon’ble Apex Court in 3 Dr.YLR.J Crl..PNo.12895of2025 Dated 08.01.2026 Prabhakar Tewari v. State of yttar Pradesh\ at para No.7, observed that mere pendency of criminal antecedents itself is not a ground to deny the request for grant of bail. The petitioner was arrested on 08.10.2025. He has been in the judicial custody for the past 92 days. The petitioner is the permanent resident of Rajamahendravaram. He has got fixed abode. There is a fat chance for the petitioner to escape from the clutches of law if he is enlarged on bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.8, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.8 on bail with the following stringent conditions; 4. 5. i. The Petitioner/Accused No.8 shall be enlarged on bail subject to him executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned / V Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate Rajamahendravaram. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.8 shall appear before the learned Trial Court on each and every adjournment without fail. (2020) 11 see 648 4 y' Dr.YLR.J CrI.RNo. 12895 of 2025 Dated 08.01.2026 iii. The Petitioner/Acojused No.8 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the learned Trial Court. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.8 shall not commit indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. The Petitioner/Accused No.8 shall not, directly indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court. or or 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. SD/- fVI.PRABHAKARA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR SEcfiSNOFFICER //TRUE COPY// I For To, 1. The V Magistrate, V Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Court Rajahmahendravaram, East Godavari District. 2. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Rajahmundry District. 3. The Station House Officer, Rajahmundry III Town Police Station, East Godavari District. 4. One CC to SRI. KADIYAM NEELAKANTESWARA RAO Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCS to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P[OPUC] 6. One spare copy •4 HIGH COURT DR.YLRJ DATED :08/01/2026 BAIL CRLP.No.12895 of 2025 ALLOWED