IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ■z TUESDAY .THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY . TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13492 OF 2025 c 'J r r I •tT ,V /f Between: Mudimela Mahendra, S/o.Venkatesh, aged about 24 years, R/o.Ushan Nagar. Rajampeta V & M, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh ...Petitioner/Sole Accused AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, SHO, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Amaravati, Guntur District. K.Kotapadu P.S., Visakapatanam, Pradesh at ...Respondent Petition under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS/ Under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C, praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner on Regular Bail in respect to the Crime No.98/2025 on the file of K.Kotepadu Police Station, Visakhapatnam. The Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI ANAND KUMAR KOCHIRI Advocate for the Petitioner of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, for the Respondent, the Court made the , and following &«CSX-: APHC010713302025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13492/2025 Between: MUDIMELA MAHENDRA, S/O.VENKATESH, AGED ABT 24 YEARS,R/O.USHAN NAGAR, RAJAMPETA V M,KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SHO, K.Kotapadu P.S., Visahyapatanam,Represented by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradeshat Amaravati, Guntur District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: ANAND KUMAR KOCHIRI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 'V 2 Dr.YLR.J CrI..P No. 13492 of 2025 Dated 06.01.2026 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 on bail in Crime No.98 of 2025 of K.Kotapadu Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused herein for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(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. dn perusal of the record, the allegation against the Petitioner/Accused is that he was in possession and transportation of 4 kgs of ganja. It is not a commercial quantity. The Petitioner was arrested on 15.11.2025. He has been 3. in judicial custody for the past 52 days. The Petitioner is a permanent resident of Ushan Nagar, Rajampeta Village and Mandal, Kadapa District. He has got fixed abode. There are no adverse similar criminal antecedents reported against the Petitioner. So far, 4 witnesses have been examined. Substantial portion of the investigation with regard to the alleged role played by the Petitioner in this case has been completed. There is a fat chance for the petitioner to escape from the clutches of law if he is enlarged on bail. 5'.r- 3 Dr. YLR,J CrI.R No. 13492 of 2025 Dated 06.01.2026 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail with the following stringent conditions: i. The Petitioner/Accused shall be enlarged on bail subject to him 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 Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chodavaram. ii. The Petitioner/Accused 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 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned. iv. The Petitioner/Accused shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. V. The Petitioner/Accused 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. 4 Dr.YLR.J Crt.P No. 13492 of 2025 Dated 06.01.2026 vi. The Petitioner/Accused 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. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. 7. SDI- B.PRASAD RAO DEPUTV\REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER F To, 1. The I Additional District & Sessions of NDPS Cases, Visakhapatnam. Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial 2. The Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate 3. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Visakhapatnam. 4. The Station House Officer Chodavaram. K.Kotapadu Police Station Anakapalli ^strict /6^0ne CC to SRI. ANAND KUMAR KOCHIRI 6. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, [OUT] 7. One spare copy Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh PSR i HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:06/01/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.13492 of 2025 ALLOWED