[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: 13440 OF 2025 Between: Nargani Srinu @ Bangam Srinu, S/o Bangarayya, Hindu, aged 39 years, Resident of Raghunandhapuram, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District Petitioner/Accused No.2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., atAmaravathi Respondent Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant him anticipatory bail by ordering his enlargement in the event of his arrest in connection with F.I.R.in Cr.No 248 of 2025 of Special Enforcement Bureau Station North Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District on such terms and conditions as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. The petition/Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri I BALA SUBRAHMANYAM Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) for the Respondent and the Court made the following. APHC010709742025 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: 13440/2025 Between: Nargani Srinu Alias Bangam Srinu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.1 BALA SUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER; The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner /Accused No.2 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.248 of 2025 of Special Enforcement Bureau, Rajamahendravaram Urban North Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 7-B read with 8-B of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 (for brevity ‘the APP Act’). 2 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 3. As seen from the record, the allegation against the petitioner is that he indulged in the supply of 10 litres of ID liquor. The role of the petitioner to light based on the confession given by Accused No.1. The learned counsel came for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is a daily labourer and that his father was allegedly involved in similar offences. It is further contended that, as the petitioner did not furnish appropriate information regarding the movements of his father, the police, for statistical purposes and with a view to coerce the petitioner to furnish further information, falsely implicated him in the present case. There are no similar adverse antecedents against the petitioner. The petitioner permanent resident of IS a Raghunandhapuram, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. He has got a fixed abode. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity and nature of the allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.2, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to Petitioner/Accused No.2. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following 5. conditions: i. In the event of his arrest, Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail, subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, with two sureties for the like sum each, to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; ii. Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall make himself available for investigation as and when required; iii. Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not cause any threat, inducement, or promise to the prosecution witnes'ips: 3 Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned once a week, i.e., on every Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., till the filing of the charge sheet. Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not leave the district limits without the express permission of the Station House Officer concerned. Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall surrender his passport, if any, to the Investigating Officer. If he claims that he does not passport, he shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. IV. V. VI. possess a y SD/- B.PRASAD RAO DEPUTY ^GISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTIprsHOFFICER To, 1 The Station House Officer, Special Enforcement Bureau Station North Police Station, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District 2. One CC to SRI. I BALA SU BRAHMANYAM Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati [OUT]. 4. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:05/01/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.13440 of 2025 ALLOWED