APHC010000182025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3327]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.20 OF 2025 Between:

Neeli Rajesh ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

1. V S R S NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:

1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER:

This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/A3, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.190 of 2024 of Prakash Nagar Police Station, East Godavari district.

2. A case has been registered against the petitioner herein and others for the offence punishable under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘the NDPS Act’).

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 13.09.2024, at about 08.30 AM, on receipt of credible information, the Sub- Inspector of Police, Prakash Nagar Police Station, along with his staff and mediators, proceeded to Prabhugari Thota, Narayanapuram, AV Apparao Road, Rajamahendravaram, and found A1 to A8 in possession and illegal transportation of 22.250 Kgs of Ganja in Vespa Scooty bearing registration No.AP 03 CS 3142. The contraband along with vehicle and other material was seized under cover of a mediators report and a case has been registered against the accused.

4. Heard. Perused the record.

5. The petitioner/A3 was arrested on 13.09.2024 and since then he is in judicial custody. The quantity of Ganja allegedly seized from the possession of accused is 22.250 Kgs. It is submitted by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that major portion of investigation is completed.

6. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/A3 on the following conditions.

i) The petitioner/A3 shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari district.

ii) On release, the petitioner shall appear before the Station House Officer concerned, once in a week i.e., on every Saturday between 10.00 am and 01.00 pm, till filing of the charge sheet.

7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed.

_______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Dated:09.01.2025 Nsr HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.20 of 2025 Dated:09.01.2025 Nsr