lN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

:PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 82 OF 2025

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Ramar Sellam, S/o Sellam, N/o Building No.111, Othaparaipattiveppanuthu, Madurai, Tamilnadu, R/o Nasik Road, Singnar Taiga, PO Nandur Singote, District Nasik.

. . .Petitioners/Sole Accused

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The State of Andhra Pradesh, Through Station House Officer, GRP Police Station viskhapatnam Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi, Guntur District.

...Respondent/Complainant

Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023 is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in .memorandum of grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the petitioner on bail in connection with Crime No.420/2024, dated 06-12-2024 of GRP Police Station, Vishakapatnam;

The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and memorandum of grounds of and upon hearing the arguments of Sri K.Pridhvi Raju, Advocate for the Petitioner and Public Prosecutor for the Respondent;

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE IVIAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAIVI CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 82 of 2025

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This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 and 483 of the BNSS, seeking to enlarge the petitioner herein/sole accused on bail in Crime No.420 of 2024 of Government Railway Police Station, Visakhapatnam District registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(c) of the NDPS, Act.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the Respondent-State.

3. Perused the material on record.

4. Upon hearing of learned counsel on both sides and on perusal of the record, it is seen that the present crime was registered on 06.12.2024 and 17.3Kgs of Ganja was recovered from the possession of the petitioner herein. He has been in judicial custody since o6.12.2024 and best part of the investigation is over. It is relevant to note that, what was seized was not commercial quantity.

5. Considering the length of detention and the quantity of contraband involved, as it is not comes under the purview of

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commercial quantity, this Court is of the opinion that any further detention does not seem necessary. Hence, the prayer is granted.

6. ln the result, this Criminal Petition is allowed, with the following condl'tions:

(i) The petitioner herein shall be released on executing a Personal bond for Rs.15,000/-(Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned vI Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Railways-Gum-V[ Additional Civil Judge Court, Visakhapatnam.

(ii) On release, the petitioner shall appear before the station House Officer, concerned, once in a week i.e., on every sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 01.00 p.m., for a period of three (3) months.

(iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for investigation as and when required and that he shall not cause any threat, inducement or promise to the prosecution witnesses.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in the criminal petition, shall stand closed.

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sD/-M.SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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• To,
  • 1. The VI Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class for RaI-lWayScum-VI Additional Civil Judge Court, Visakhapatnam

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• 2. The MSJ cum lSt Addl., District & Sessions Judge Gum Special Judge for Trial of Offences Under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam.
• 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Visakhapatnam.
• 4. The Station House Officer, GRP Police Station Viskhapatnam.
• 5. One CC to Sri. K.Pridhvi Raju, Advocate [OPUC]
• 6. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP [OUT]
• 7. One spare copy

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HIGH COURT

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DATED:17/01/2025

ORDER

CRLP.No.82 of 2025

ALLOWED