APHC010151472025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY ,THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3231/2025 Between:

1. D ANISH, S/O.NAUSHAD, AGED ABT 29 YEARS, R/O.AZAD COLONY, LANE NO.6, VTC MAJRA PO, DAHRADUN DISTRICT, UTTARAKHAND.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SHO, GRP P.S., VIzakapatanam, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Guntur District.

...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

1. ANAND KUMAR KOCHIRI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:

1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following:

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3231 OF 2025 The instant petition under Sections 480 & 483 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed, by the Petitioner/accused No.1, seeking bail in Crime No.417 of 2024 on the file of GRP Police Station, Visakhapatnam.

2. Heard Sri Anand Kumar Kochiri, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police have not followed the procedure under Section 52(A) of NDPS Act which is mandatory and the allegations against the petitioner are made only to implicate him as an accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner further prays to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

3. Ms.K.Priyanka Lakshmi, Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor would submit that the investigation is in progress and the Court may pass appropriate orders.

4. Considering the submissions made, this Criminal Petition is closed giving liberty to the petitioner to move the bail petition before the trial Court on completion of statutory period. The learned trial Judge may consider his petition and pass appropriate orders according to law.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

_________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Criminal Petiton No: 3231 OF 2025