APHC010712902025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13494/2025 Between: JAGADISH KHARA ALIAS KORRA JAGADESH, S/O BHALAL KHARA ALIAS BALAYYA, AGE 28 YEARS,C/ST POORJA.BANNERUGHATTA ROAD,KALKERIANEKAL,BENGALURU, KARNATAKA STATE,NOW AT KANAKARAIPUDAVILLAGE,GUNTUVADA POST,CHITRAKONDA THANE, MALKANGIRI DISTRICTODISHA STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradeshat Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: BONU RAMA SHANKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13494 of 2025 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 8the BNSS9), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.1 on bail in Crime No.27 of 2023 of Chinturu Police Station, ASR District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 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 8the NDPS Act9). 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/Accused No.1 is that he supplied 21.00 kgs of ganja to Accused Nos.2 and 3. The role of the petitioner came to light based on the confession of Accused Nos.2 and 3. Accused Nos.2 and 3 were already enlarged on bail by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Crl.P.No.5360 of 2023, vide order dated 07.08.2023. After thorough investigation, the charge sheet has been filed. Since the investigation is completed and the charge sheet has already been filed, there is no question of the petitioner/Accused No.1 threatening the witnesses or tampering with the evidence. The petitioner was arrested on 29.07.2025 and has been in judicial custody for the past 162 days. The petitioner is a permanent resident of Kanakaraipuda Village, Guntuvada Post, 3 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13494 of 2025 Dated 07.01.2026 Chitrakonda Thana, Malkangiri District, Odisha State. He has got fixed abode. If he is enlarged on bail with some stringent conditions, he may not evade the process of law. 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.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rampachodavaram. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall appear before the learned Trial Court on each and every adjournment without fail. iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not leave the limits of the District without prior permission from the learned Trial Court concerned. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.1 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. 4 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13494 of 2025 Dated 07.01.2026 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. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 07.01.2026 Note: Issue C.C.by today B/o RSI 5 Dr.YLR,J Crl.P.No.13494 of 2025 Dated 07.01.2026 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13494 of 2025 Date: 07.01.2026 Note: Issue C.C.by today B/o RSI