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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Rallapalli Srinivasa Sri Venkata Rama Subrahmanyam @ RSSVR Subrahmanyam S/o R. Someswar Rao – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short "BNSS"), has been filed by the Petitioner / Accused No.29, seeking regular bail in connection with Crime No.470 of 2024 of Tirupati East Police Station, Tirupati District registered for the offences under Sections 274, 275, 316(5), 318(3), 318(4), 61(2), 299 read with 49 read with 3(5) of BNS and Sections 51 and 59 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (for short "FSS Act").
2. It is alleged against the Petitioner / Accused No.29 that, he worked as General Manager (Procurement), TTD, Tirupati during the periods from 06.07.2017 to 17.05.2018 and from 13.05.2020 to 01.05.2023, and that he was the head of the Procurement Section responsible for procurement of various commodities, including “Agmark Special grade cow ghee” for the preparation of sacred Srivari Laddu Prasadams. It is also alleged that, as a member of the technical team for plant inspection, he accepted undue advantage and issued a favourable plant inspection report in favour of M/s Bhole Baba Organic Dairy Milk Private Limited. Further, it is alleged that during the period from March 2022 to April 2023, he d
The Court ruled that cooperation with investigations and the presumption of innocence warranted bail for accused in a case involving food adulteration and conspiracy, despite serious charges.
Bail is the rule, not the exception; accused's cooperation and absence of evidence of witness tampering justified his release.
The court grants bail based on the absence of direct involvement in contract violations and prior cooperation with the investigation.
Food adulteration - Bail granted - Mere possession or storage of noxious food or drink would not attract the ingredients of offence under section 273 of the Indian Penal Code, unless it is sold or of....
The court reaffirmed that the presumption of innocence and the right to bail are fundamental, particularly when evidence is insufficient to justify continued detention.
The grant of bail involves balancing the nature of the offence, severity of the punishment, and the prima facie view of the involvement of the accused, along with considering the period of detention ....
Personal liberty cannot be curtailed on mere accusations; presumption of innocence prevails until proven guilty.
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