APHC010291262026 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: 4706/2026 Between: 1. M AJITH KUMAR, S/O. MARIMUTHU, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS,R/O. PUDHU COLONY, GANTHI NAGAR,PUNJAI PULIYAMPATTI, SATHYAMANGALAMERODE DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU STATE. 2. GOKUL SHAKTIVEL, ,S/O. LATE SHAKTI VEL, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS,R/O. GOBICHETTIPALAYAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL,GOBI P.S. LIMITS, KUGALUR POST, ERODE DISTRICT,TAMIL NADU STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. BALABHADRUNI MANOHAR 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 Petitioners/Accused No.1 & 2 on bail in Crime No.83 of 2026 of Narasannapeta Police Station, Srikakulam District, registered against the Petitioners/Accused No.1 & 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 Petitioners/Accused No.1 & 2 is that they were in possession and transportation of 12.550 kgs of Ganja. It is not a commercial quantity. The Petitioners were arrested on 27.03.2026. They have been in judicial custody for the past 82 days. 4. It is further submitted that there are no adverse similar antecedents to the petitioners. The petitioners are permanent residents of Erode District, Tamilnadu State. They have got fixed abode. If they are enlarged on bail with certain stringent conditions, they may not evade from the process of law. So far 4 witnesses have been examined, they are all official witnesses. Substantial portion of the investigation with regard to the alleged role played by the Petitioners in this case has been completed. There is a fat chance for the petitioners to escape from the clutches of law if they are enlarged on bail. 3 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegations levelled against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2, this Court is inclined to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 on bail with the following stringent conditions: i. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall be enlarged on bail subject to their executing a bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Narasannapeta. ii. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 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 Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall not commit or indulge in commission of any offence in future. iv. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 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 Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 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 Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 shall surrender their passports, if any, to the investigating officer. If they claim that they do not have a passport, they 4 shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the Investigating Officer. 6. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 17.06.2026 BSK