Andhra Pradesh High Court – Amravati
Gokivada Tatababu Gokada Thathababu vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh on 7 July, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
:PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SR[ JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5563 OF 2025
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Between:
Gokivada Tatababu @ Gokada Thathababu, S/o. G. Sanni Babu, aged about
44 years, R/o. JaithaVaram, Bylapudi, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam
Distr'ICt, A.P.
...Petitioner/Accused No.4
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The State of Andhra Prad6esh,:``Re|p by I-tS Public Prosecutor, High Court of
Andhra Pradesh.
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...Respondent
Petition under Sections 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C/ Under Sections 480 & 483
of BNSS, praying that in'the+\cir6umstances stated in the memorandum of
grounds filed in support dfythe criminal Petition, the High Court may b6\
b'eased to enlarge the petitions+-/Accused No.4 on bail pending disposal of
crime No.219/2023 of Kasimkota. P.S., now AnakapaIIi District. j±
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The Petition coming;othifor'`h6aring, upon perusing the petition and thef
memorandum of grounds filed lan Support thereof and upon hearing the
arguments of SRI GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO, Advocate for the;<
petitioner, and of PUBLIC P+R`osECUTOR, for the Respondent, the Court
made the following
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI [3327]
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5563/2025
Betwee n :
1.GOKIVADA TATABABU @ GOKADA THATHABABU, S/O. G. SANNI
BABU, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O. JAITHAVARAM, BYLAPUDl,
VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, A.P.
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED
AND
1.THE STATE OF AfuDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,
High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT
I petition' under section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS
pray'lng that in+ the circumstances stated in the MemoraJndum of Grounds of
Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused
No.4 on bail pending disposal of Crime No.219/2023 of Kasimkota P.S.,
now Anakapalli District and to pass:
Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:
1. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO
Counsel for the Respondent/comp[ainant:
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/A4,
seeking bail, in Crime No.219/2023 of Kasimkota Police Station, Anakapalle
District.
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2. A case has been registered against the Petitioner and Others for the
offences under sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs
and psychotrop-lc Substances Act, 1985.
3. Case of the prosecution, iS that, On 12.7.2023 at about 5.00 pm, on
receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and
transportation of ganja, the s.I of police, along with staff and mediators
reach.ed T.Point junction, Bayyavaram Village and found two Persons in
suspicious circumstances. on seeing the police, said two persons {r-led to
escape. Then police apprehended them. On interrogation, they disclosed
their identity particulars as Al and A3 and the police, On Ver|lfiCatiOn found
22 kgs of ganja from their possession. They confessed the involvement Of
petitioner/A4 in the commission i.e. transportation Of ganja. Police seized
the contraband, arrested the accused and got them remanded to judicial
custody. police arrested the petitioner on 24.4.2025.
4. Heard. Perused the record.
5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the Court may pass
appropriate orders.
6. A perusal of the material available On record goes tO Show that the
petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 24.4.2025.
police, on receipt of credible information, seized 22 kgs of ganja from Al
and A3. Pursuant to the confessional Statement Of CO-accused, nothing has
been seized from the possession of the petitioner to connect him with the
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crime. Basing on the confessional statement of co-accused, the petitioner
has. been a’rrested and remanded to judicial custody.
7. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this
Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/A4 herein, on the following
conditions.
(i) The petitioner/A4 herein shall be released on his- executing a
personal bond for Rs.10,00.0/-(Rupees ten thousand only) with two
sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned I
Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial ofOffences Under NDPS Act, 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 05.00 p.m., till filing of charge sheet.
8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed.
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¢., 1. The I Additional,Distr,i_ctl_&`!S,essions Judge -Gum-Special Judge for TriatI
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of Offences under NPPS =A,ct, Visakhapatnam, V,’sakhapatnam District
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2. The Superintendent,. Central Jail, Visakhapatnam, visakhapatnam
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3. The Station House Officer, Kasimkota Police Station, Anakapalli Dis{rictr
4. One CC to SRl. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO, Advocate [OPUC] +.`
5. Two CCs to PUBLl’C [PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra Pradesh
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SRK,J
DATED:07/07/2025
BAIL ORDER
CRLP.No.5563 of 2025
ALLOWED
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