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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Y.LAKSHMANARAO
Union Of India, Narcotics Control Bureau, Hyderabad SUB-ZONE – Appellant
Versus
Kaluvai Manohar Reddy, S/o Venkata Ramana Reddy – Respondent
ORDER:
Y. LAKSHMANARAO, J.
1. This Criminal Petition has been filed by the Investigating Officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Hyderabad under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’)/ Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘ BNSS ’), seeking, to set aside the order dated 20.06.2024 by cancelling bail granted to respondent/Accused No.1 in NCBF.No.48/1/6/2023/NCB/SUB-ZONE/ HYD, now registered as NDPS SC No.7/2024, passed by the learned Metropolitan Sessions Judge – cum – I Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Judge for the Trial of Offences under the NDPS Act), Visakhapatnam, in Crl.M.P.No.483 of 2024, and to pass appropriate orders.
2. The case advanced by the prosecution is this:
On 05.06.2023, the petitioner/complainant received specific information that four persons viz., namely: i) B. Nageswara Rao, ii) E. Yadaiah Goud, iii) G. Nagaraju, and iv) K. Manohar Reddy, were manufacturing a large quantity of Alprazolam in the production block of CPR Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., located at Plot No. 23-1 (Part-1), De-notified Area, Atchutapuram APSEZ, Lalamkoduru (V), Rambilli Mandal, Anakapalli-531011. Furth
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