'X. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI j THURSDAY ,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX :PRESENT; THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13622 OF 2025 Between: 1. Siddha Vinay Kumar, S/o Vara Prasad Aged 21 Years , D no 5-129, Muchakarla Vari Veedhi, Rajanagaram Vilaage and Mandal 874990784840 Aadhar 2. Golidevara Durga Prasad, s/o Krishna Aged 19 years, C/o kapu,D.No. 5-125, Musana Vari Veedhi Rajanagaram Village, andMandal 298019772653 Aadhar Petitioners/Accused-5 & 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 petitioners on bail in on Cr. No 227/2025 Korukonda, Police Station East Godavari COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER : SRI. JESHTADI SUNIL KUMAR COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER APHC010721292025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] rj 0^ THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13622 OF 9()9fi Between: 1.SIDDHA VINAY KUMAR, S/0 VARA PRASAD AGED 21 YEARS NO 5-129, MUCHAKARLA VARI VEEDHI, RAJANAGARAM VILAAGE AND MANDAL 874990784840 AADHAR 2.G0LIDEVARA DURGA PRASAD, S/0 KRISHNA AGED 19 YEARS KAPU,D.NO. 5-125 VILLAGE, ANDMANDAL 298019772653 AADHAR D . 0/ MUSANA VARI VEEDHI RAJANAGARAM ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF AMARAVATI. ANDHRA PRADESHAT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.JESHTADI SUNIL KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order : The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity^th^ BNSS’) by the Petitioners/Accused No. 5 and 6 for granting bail in connection with Crime No. 227 of 2025 of Korukonda Police Station, East Godavari District, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. 3. This Court in Criminal Petition No. 13013 of 2025, dated 24.12.2025 enlarged Accused No.2 on bail. The Petitioners/ Accused No. 5 and 6 were also arrested on spot i.e on 01.12.2025, while they were in possession and transportation of 18 Kgs of ganja. Seized ganja is not a commercial quantity. They h^ve been in judicial custody for the past 39 days. There are no similar adverse antecedents reported against the Petitioners. The Petitioners are permanent residents of Rajanagaram Village and Mandal, East Godavari District. They have got fixed abode. Seven witnesses have been examined so far. They are all material witnesses. Substantial portion of investigation is completed. If they enlarged on bail with certain stringent conditions, they may not evade from the process of law. No application is filed seeking custodial interrogation of the Petitioners. The period within which, the application could be filed for grant of police custody is also expired. The Petitioners are at impressional age of 21 and 19 years respectively. 4. Considering the nature and gravity of allegation levelled against the Petitioners, their alleged role played in this case, and the period of detention undergone by the Petitioners, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioners on bail with the following stringent conditions: 5. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following conditions; The Petitioners/Accused No. 5 and 6 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 each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Rajamahendravaram. ii. The Petitioners/Accused No. 5 and 6 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 05:00 pm, till cognizance is taken by the learned the Trial Court. I. iii. The Petitioners/Accused No. 5 and 6 shall not leave the limits of the State of Andhra Pradesh without prior permission from the Station House Officer concerned. The Petitioners/Accused No. 5 and 6 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. The Petitioners/Accused No. 5 and 6 shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case and IV. V. m shall make themselves available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when required. The Petitioners/Accused No. 5 and 6 shall not, directly or VI. 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 or to any police officer. The Petitioners/Accused No. 5 and 6 shall surrender their VII. passports, if any, to the investigating officer. If they claim that they do not have passports, they shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. 6. / SD/-Lf.SRl DEVI DEPUTY RBSiSTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The I Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Rajahmendravaram 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Rajahmendravaram 3. The Station House officer, Korukonda, Police Station East Godavari 4. One CC to SRI. JESHTADI SUNIL KUMAR Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of A.P[OUT] 6. One spare copy HIGH COURT DR.YLR,J DATED:08/01/2026 BAIL ORDER CRLP.No.13622 of 2025 ALLOWED