A-2 Jallarapu Venkata Appa Rao v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.RADHA RANI CRIMINAL PETITION No.13395 of 2024 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner - Accused No.2 under Sections 480 & 483 of BNSS for grant of regular bail in Crime No.9 of 2024 on the file of PS Vanasthalipuram, Rangareddy District, registered for the offence under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short "NDPS" Act), 1985.

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The case of the prosecution in brief was that on 04.01.2024 at 01:30 hours, the Sub-Inspector of Police of PS Vanasthalipuram lodged a report stating that on credible information that one person was in possession of ganja illegally and was trying to sell the same to the needy customers in front of MRR Bar, Auto Nagar, Vanasthalipuram, he along with his staff proceeded to the said place, after compliance of the procedure as required under Section 42(2) of NDPS Act, 1985. He found A1 at the said place and seized 2 kgs of dry ganja from his possession under the cover of panchanama. On enquiry, with A1, A1 stated that the petitioner / Accused No.2 J.Venkata Appa Rao supplied the ganja to him. Basing on the said

Dr.GRR, J crlp_13395_2024 report, the above Crime was registered. A2 was arrested on 08.10.2024 at Sushma X Roads area near Vanasthalipuram.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that no contraband was seized from the possession of petitioner / Accused No.2. He was in custody for the past one month and prayed to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 5.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State submitted that the petitioner was also involved in Crime No.19 of 2024 under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) of NDPS Act, 1985 of PS Uppal. 6.

Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner that no contraband was seized from the possession of the petitioner / Accused No.2 in the present case and it was reported that in the earlier case also, only four (04) kgs of dry ganja was recovered from his possession and that he was enlarged on bail in the said crime, it is considered fit to enlarge the petitioner / Accused No.2 on bail. 7.

In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed directing the petitioner / Accused No.2 to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum each

Dr.GRR, J crlp_13395_2024 to the satisfaction of the learned VII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Hayathnagar. The petitioner / Accused No.2 shall comply with the conditions laid down under Section 480(3) of B.N.S.S.

As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending in this petition, if any shall stand closed.

_____________________ Dr. G. RADHA RANI, J Date: 07th November, 2024 Nsk.