APHC010381932026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI El.f 3 TUESDAY, THE 18*'' DAY OF AUGUST 202? PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6204 OF 2026 Guttula Ayyappa, S/o Durga Rao, Aged about 36 years, R/o D/No. 45- 46-14, Ambedkar nagar, Tadithota, Rajamahendravaram Urban, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - 533101 Between; ...Petitioner/Accused No.2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through the Prohibition Excise Station, Rajamahendravaram North, East Godavari District, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP at Amaravathi. ...Respondent Petition under Section 482 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with F.I.R.No.75 of 2026 dated 15/06/2026 on the file Special Enforcement Bureau Station, Rajamahendravaram North, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition 1995 of Act, The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri L SRAVANTHI NIDADAVOLE Counsel for the Petitioner, PROSECUTOR for the Respondent and the Court made the following. ORDER: PUBLIC ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioner/Accused No.2 for granting of pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime No.75 of 2026, on the file of Prohibition & Excise Station, Rajamahendravaram-North, East Godavari District, for the offence punishable under Section 7(B) r/w 8-B of the A.P.Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1995. Sri K. Chidambaram, learned Senior Counsel, representing Ms. L. Sravanthi Nidadavole, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that there is animosity between Accused Nos.1 and 2. The petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The role of the accused No.2 came to light based on the confession of Accused No.1. The Investigating Officer has falsely recorded his statement in the panchanama. He further submitted that the petitioner is willing to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Therefore, he prayed to allow the petition and grant anticipatory bail. Per contra, Mr. A. Sai Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, opposed the petition and submitted that, if the petitioner/accused is granted anticipatory bail, there is every likelihood of his committing similar offences and hampering the investigation. Considering the nature and gravity of the allegations, he prayed for dismissal of the petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Perused the record. 2. 3. 4. w A 5 On a perusal of the record, the petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.2 in the present case. The role attributed to the petitioner is stated to have come to light from the statement of Accused No.1. There are no similar adverse antecedents against the petitioner. The petitioner is permanent resident of Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District and has fixed place of abode. Having regard to the nature of the allegations and the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not warranted at this stage. The apprehension of the prosecution that the petitioner may hamper the investigation or commit similar offences can be adequately addressed by imposing appropriate conditions. 6. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed with the following stringent conditions: In the event of his arrest, the Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall be enlarged on bail subject to him executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each with two sureties each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting police officials; The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall make himself available for investigation as and when required; The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses; The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall appear before the Station House Cfficer concerned once in a I. ii. III. IV. f A week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., till filing of the charge sheet. 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. The Petitioner/Accused No.2 shall surrender his passport to the Investigating Officer, if he states that he does not have passport, the Petitioner shall submit an affidavit to that effect. V. VI. SD/- N.SRINIVASA RAO ASS1ST/|4T^ISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY/i To, Prohibition & Excise Station, Rajamahendravaram North, East 1. The Godavari. 2. The S.H.O Rajamahendravaram North Police Station Special Enforcement Bureau Rajamahendravaram East Godavari District. 3. One CO to SRI. L SRAVANTHI NIDADAVOLE Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCS to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 5. One spare copy '\ high court dr.ylr, J DATED: 18/08/2026 BAIL CRLP NO. 6204 OF 2026 % WiS allowed rn i o iV r cy> c_> i (S> 1K \