APHC010291362026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4716 OF 2026 Between: 1. TALLAPUREDDY VENUGOPALA REDDY, ,S/O. SANGIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS,R/O 8TH LINE, MUSALAYYAPALEM, SAGAMAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY,RESIDENT OF CHEVITI KALLU VILLAGE,KANCHIKACHERLA MANDAL, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,Rep by its Public Prosecutor, SHO, of Arilova Police Station, VisakhapatnamCity, High Court of A.P at Amaravati, Nelapadu,Guntur District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. THATHIREDDY ASHOK SRIVASTAVA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 480 & 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail in Crime No.104 of 2026 of Arilova Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.2 herein for the alleged offences punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. On perusal of the record, the allegation against the Petitioner/Accused No.2 is that he is in possession of 1.20 kg of Ganja. It is not a commercial quantity. The Petitioner was arrested on 22.04.2026. He has been in judicial custody for the past 56 days. The petitioner is permanent resident of Cheviti Kallu Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Vijayawada, NTR District. 4. It is further submitted that there are no adverse similar antecedents to the petitioner. He has got fixed abode. So far 5 witnesses have been examined. They are all official and material witnesses. Substantial portion of the investigation with regard to the alleged role played by the Petitioner in this case has been completed. Accused No.1 was granted bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court in Crl.P.No.4521 of 2026 on 29.05.2026. If he is enlarged on bail with some stringent conditions, he may not evade from the process of law. Since the chargesheet has already been filed against the petitioner, there 3 is no chance of threatening the witnesses or tampering with the evidence or hampering the investigation. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioner/Accused No.2, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail with the following stringent conditions: i. The Petitioners/Accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail subject to him executing a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge-Special Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. ii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, on every Saturday in between 10:00 am and 01:00 pm for three (03) months or till filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier. iii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. iv. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 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. v. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall cooperate with the investigating officer in further investigation of the case and shall make himself available for 4 interrogation by the investigating officer as and when required. vi. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall surrender their passports, if any, to the investigating officer. If they claim that they do not have a passport, they shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. vii. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall scrupulously comply with the above conditions, and breach of any of them will be viewed seriously. The prosecution is at liberty to move an application for cancellation of the bail. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 17.06.2026 BSK