Valangi Nagaraju v. The State Of A.P..,

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF N/ARCH, TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHTEEN : PRESENT :

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T. RAJANI CRLP.No. 2744 of 2018 Between:- Valangi Nagaraju, S/o. Chittibabu . PetitioneriAccused No. 1 AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Cour1 of Hyderabad, Through Butchiyyapeta Police Station, Visakhapatnam District.

RespondenUCornplainant Petition filed under Sections 437 & 439 Cr.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner on Regular Bail to the petitioner/accused No.1 in Crime No.95 of 2017 of Butchiyyapeta Police Station, Visakhapatnam dated 22.48 2017 The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Sravan Kumar Naidana, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecuto(AP) on behalf of Respondent-State, the Court made the following ORDER :-

SMT, JUSTICE T.RAJANI CRIMINA PETITION No. 2744 0F 2018 ORDER:

This petition is filed, under Sections 437 and 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, seeking for grant oF bail to the petitioner-accused No. 1 in Crime No. 95 of 2Ot7 of Butchiyyapeta Police Station, Visakhapatnam District, registered for the oFFence punishable under Section B (c) read with Section 20 (b) (ii) (C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor (A.P.).

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that accused No.2 in this case was already granted bail by the learned Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam, by virtue of order dated 27-09-2017 in Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 2548 of 2Ol7 and that the petitioner also stands on the same footing as that of accused No. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor does not refute the sa id submission.

4.

Hence, considering the above, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional ludicial I Class Magistrate, Chodavaram. The petitioner is directed to appear before the Station House Officer, Butchiyyapeta Police Station, Visakhapatnam

District, on every Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. till filing charge sheet.

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The criminal petition is accordingly allowed. Pending miscellaneous petitions if any shall stand closed in consequence. SD/-- V. DIWAKAI{ ASSISTANTT.IIGISTRAR .\(, _ U for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To l.The N,4etropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-Judge for Trial of Offences under NDPS Ac at Visakhapatnam.

2.The Additional Judicial First Class lt4agistrate, Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam Dastrict.

3.The Station House Officer, Butchiyyapeta Police Statjon, Visakhapatnam District. 4.The Superintendent, Central Jail, Visakhapatnam. S.Two CCs to the Public Prosecuto(AP), High Court at Hyd.(OUT) 6.One CC to Sri Sravan Kumar Naidana, Advocates(OPUC) 7.One spare copy.

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