HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.1105 of 2025

Order:

This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/Accused, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.52 of

2024 of Bhimavaram Police Station, GRP Vijayawada.

2. A case has been registered against the petitioner herein 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 21.10.2024, at about 16.30 hours, on credible information, the Inspector of Railway Police, Bhimavaram GRP, along with his staff and mediators, while searching near foot over bridge, Platform No.1 of Bhimavaram Town Railway Station, found the accused in possession of 22.39 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband was seized under cover of a mediators report and a case has been registered against the accused.

4. Heard. Perused the record.

5. Petitioner herein was arrested on 21.10.2024 and since then she is in judicial remand. The quantity of Ganja allegedly seized from the possession of the accused is 22.39 Kgs. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted that there are no antecedents against the petitioner herein and major portion of investigation has been completed.

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

i) The petitioner/Accused shall be released on bail on her 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 I Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of offences under the NDPS Act, West Godavari district, Eluru.

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:11.02.2025 Nsr HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.1105 of 2025 Dated:11.02.2025 Nsr