[3521] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13377 OF 2025 Between: Suresh Adakatirya, S/o. Purnu Adakatiya, aged about 28 Years,PondaiVillage Sabhai Panchayat, Pottangi Block, Koraput District Petitioner/Accused-6 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra PradeshAt Amaravati. Respondent/Complainant Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, (New Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023) 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-6 on bail in Cr. No. 22 of 2025, of Pedamanapuram Police Station, Vizianagaram section 8© r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of NDPS Act 1985 dated 03-04-2025 COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER : SRI. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER APHC010705232025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13377/2025 Between: SURESH ADAKATIRYA, S/0. PURNU ADAKATIYA, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS,PONDAIVILLAGE, SABHAl PANCHAYAT, POTTANGI BLOCK, KORAPUT DISTRICT ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED N0.6 No.6 AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra PradeshAt Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/Accused No.6: KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 ^9 Dr. YLR,J CrI.RNo. 13377 of 2025 Dated 05.01.2026 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.6 on bail in Crime No.22 of 2025 of Pedamanapuram Police Station, Vizianagaram District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.6 herein for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) 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 Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. On perusal of the record, the petitioner was apprehended on 22.08.2025. The case was registered on 03.04.2025. The Petitioner/Accused No.6 was alleged to have indulged in dealing with 16 kgs of ganja. It is not a commercial quantity. The petitioner is in judicial custody for the past 136 days. The petitioner is a permanent resident of Pondai Village, Sabhai Panchayat, Pottangi Block, Koraput District. He has got fixed abode. If he is enlarged bail with certain stringent conditions, there is fat chance of escaping from the clutches of law. 2. 3. on There is one similar adverse antecedent reported against the petitioner in Cr.No.39 of 2025 of Pedamanapuram Police Station, wherein it was alleged that the petitioner had supplied ganja of 229.9 kgs. In that case, the bail 4. 3 Dr. YLR.J CrI..PNo. 13377 of 2025 Dated 05.01.2026 application filed by the petitioner is pending for consideration. The role of the petitioner in the instant case came to light based on the confession of the other accused. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 4 were enlarged on bail in Crl.P.No.5742 of 2025 vide order dated 06.06.2025. No bail application was filed seeking custodial interrogation of the petitioner. The period for seeking custodial interrogation has also completed. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.6, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.6 on bail with the following stringent conditions: 5. i. The Petitioner/Accused No.6 shall be enlarged on bail subject to him executing a bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Gajapathinagaram. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05:00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. 4 Dr. YLR,J CrI..PNo. 13377 of 2025 Dated 05.01.2026 V. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not, directly or 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, vi. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case and shall make himself available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when required. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. SD/-SK MD RAFI DEPUTyiREGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Gajapatinagaram 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam 3. The Station House officer, Pedamanapuram Police Station, Vizianagaram 4. One CC to SRI. KAKUMANU JOJI AMRUTHA RAJU Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCS to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.PfOUT] 6. One spare copy ,4^ HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:05/01/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.13377 of 2025 ALLOWED