IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX :PRESENT: HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13498 OF 2025 ~ Between: Nur Alam SK, S/o.Anwar, aged 26 years, R/o. VTC Chinispur, PO Sadipur Berugram, Sub Distict Ketugram -I, Distict Barddhaman, West Bengal. ...Petitioner/AI AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, SHO, GRP P.S., Vskp District, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradeshat Amaravati, Guntur District. ...Respondent Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023 is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds of criminal petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner on Regular Bail in respect to the Crime No.428/2025 on the file of GRP Police Station, Visakapatanam District; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and memorandum of grounds of criminal petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Anand Kumar Kochiri, Advocate for the Petitioner and Public Prosecutor for the Respondent, the Court made the following; 2 Dr. Yl. CrI.RNo. 13498 of 202^ Dated 07.01.2026 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.1 on bail in Crime No.428 of 2025 of GRP Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 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 2. Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. As seen from the record, the allegation against the petitioner/Accused 3. No.1 is that he was allegedly found in possession and transportation of 9.00 kgs of ganja, which is not a commercial quantity. The petitionerwas arrested on 10.12.2025. He has been in judicial custody for the past 28 days. So far. five witnesses have been examined. They are all material and official witnesses. The chance of the petitioner threatening the witnesses and tampering with the evidence or hampering the investigation may not arise. There are no similar criminal adverse antecedents reported against the petitioner. The petitioner is a permanent resident of Ketugram -I, District Barddhaman, West Bengal. He has got fixed abode. If he is enlarged on bail with some stringent conditions, he mav not evade the process of law. No 3 Dr. YLR,J Cri.P No. 13498 of 2025 Dated 07.01.2026 application seeking custodial interrogation has been filed. The period for custodial interrogation is also completed. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.1, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.1 on bail with some stringent conditions. 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: i.The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall be enlarged on bail subject to his executing a bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned VI Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class Magistrate for Railways Cum-VI Additional Civil Judge Court, Visakhapatnam. 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. iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not leave the limits of the District without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned. 4 Dr.V. CrI.RNo. 13498 of 20^ Dated 07.01.2026 iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. 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. vi. 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. SD/-B.CHITTZ JOSEPH DEPUTY REGISTRAR //true copy/ SECTION OFFICER I To, Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Railways- Additional Civil Judge Court, Visakhapatnam. 1. The VI Additional cum-Vl 2 The Superintendent, Central Jail, Visakhapatnam. Officer, GRP P.S., Vskp District 3 The Station House 4. One CC to Sri. Anand Kumar Kochiri, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Tviio CCS to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT] 6. One spare copy HIGH COURT Dr.YLR.J DATED:07/01/2026 ORDER CRLP.No.13498 of 2025 ALLOWED