IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Y.LAKSHMANA RAO
Sembi Prasad Rao, S/o. Malllan, Sembi Mallanna – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh At Amaravati – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitions involve bail applications under ndps act. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. defense claims innocence; prosecution argues habitual offense. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. details of narcotics crimes and judicial custody presented. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. supreme court rulings on ndps act and bail conditions referenced. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. insufficient grounds for bail; merits of case reviewed. (Para 13) |
| 6. criminal petitions dismissed. (Para 14) |
ORDER :
Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J.
There two Criminal Petitions are heard and disposed of by way of this common order arise from two different crimes but the Petitioner is one and the same.
2. The Criminal Petition No.11070 of 2025 has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS ’), seeking to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused No.11 on bail in Crime No.306 of 2024 of II Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate, registered against the Petitioner/Accused No.11 herein for the offences punishable under Sections 20 (b)(ii)(C) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’).
3. The Criminal Petition No.12337 of 2025 has been filed und
The conditions for bail under the NDPS Act require showing reasonable grounds for believing the accused is not guilty, necessitating strict adherence to legislative provisions regarding drug offenses....
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