Andhra Pradesh High Court – Amravati
Idagottu Srinivasulu vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh on 1 April, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARA
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TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
:PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO
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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3166 OF 2025
Betwee n :
/ ldagottu Srinivasulu, S/o Rmaiah, Aged about 40 years, R/o LakhmipaIIi
Village, GV Satram, Mydukur Mandal, YSR District.
Petitioner/A9
AND
/The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Coinrt
at Amaravati, Guntur District, Through SHO BadveI Rural PS.
Respondent/Complainant
Petition under Section 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C./480 & 483 of BNSS., is filed
praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed
in support of the CriminaIPetition, the High Court may be pleased to release
the petitioner/A9 on bail in connection with Crime No.152 of 2024 of Badvel
Rural PS
The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the
memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the
arguments of Sri. MANTAPAMPALLE RAMPRASAD Advocate for the
Petitioner and of Public Prosecutor for the Respondent;
The Court made the following:
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APHCO10148802025
lN THE HIGH COURTOFANDHRA
PRADESH
AT AMARAVATl [3369]
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3166/2025
Between :
Idagottu Srinivasulu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED
AND
The State OfAndhra ..,RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT
Pradesh
Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:
1. MANTAPAMPALLE RAMPRASAD
Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:
1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Court made the following Order:
This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the
BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/A9, seeking
regular bail, in Crime No.152 of 2024 of BadveI Rural Police
Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections
307, 132 and 61(2) read with 3(5) of the BNS and Sections
20(1)(d)(i)(a)(b) read with 20(1)(c) ii, iii, iv, x, 32A read with
36(a), 29(4)(a)(i) of the A.P.Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016.
2. Case of the prosecution is that this is a case of criminal
conspiracy to commit red sander smuggling, criminally
trespassed into the restricted reserve forest without permission,
cut the live red sander tress and committed theft and trying to
shift by loading for the purpose of smuggling that occurred on
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23,07,2024 at 05.30 p.m., near Ragimanu Kunta, Penusila
LakshminarasI'mha reserve forest, Gopavaram Mandal, YSR
District, in which 59 red sanders logs, weighing about 1426 kgs
and other material were seized and Al to A4 were arrested On
25.02.2025 and they were remanded to J-udiCial Custody.
3. Heard. Perused the record.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that basing on
the confessional statement of co-accused, the petitioner herein
is arrayed as accused in the present crime. Except the said
confessional statement, no other material has been collected to
COnneCt the Petitioner in the commission of offence. The
Petitioner has been in judicial custody from 25.02,2025,
Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed to grant bail on
the ground that investigation in the present is not completed and
the petitioner herein is involved l'n other crime. lt is submitted by
the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has
Permanent abode and there is no possibility of his fleeing away
from the Jurisdiction of the court. lt is submitted by the learned
Assistant Public Prosecutor that the injured has been discharged
from the hospital and there is no danger to his life.
5. Considering the remand period of the petitioner, this court
views that most of the investigation might have been completed
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Pertajnjng to the role played by the petitioner in the commission
of the offence and most of the witness are official witnesses, the
release of the accused would not cause hampering of
investigation or tampering of witnesses. In the said facts of the
case, thI'S Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitI-Oner
hereI'n/A9, on the followI®ng COnditI'OnS.
i. The petitioner herein/A9 shall be released on executing
a Personal bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only)
with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the
learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class-cum~special court for
Trail of Red Sanders Smuggll'ng offences, Tirupathi.
I-i. On release, the petitioner shall appear before the
Station House Officer concerned, once in a week i.e., on every
Sunday between 10.00 AM and 01.00 PM., for a perI'Od Of two
(2) months.
iii. The petitI-Oner iS dI'reCted not tO hamper the
investI-gatiOn and tamPer WI-th the Prosecution Witnesses.
6. AccordI'ngly, the Crjmjnal PetI'tiOn iS allowed.
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SD/-AI V!JA'yA 'bABdp-1
A ASS!STAN-T EGISTRAR
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SECTION GrFF!L`L=R
To,
J+.-rThe JudicI'al Magistrate of First Class-Gum-Special Court for TrI-al of
Cases Relating to Red Sanders Smuggling, TI-ruPathi.
2~. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Kadapa, Kadapa District.
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a. The Station House Officer, Badvel Rural Police Station, Kadapa District.
4f One CC to Sri. MANTAPAMPALLE RAMPRASAD, Advocate [OPUC]
#. Two CCs to the PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court of Andhra
Pradesh [OUT]
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6. One spare copy
JSS
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HIGH COURT
TMR, J
DATED : 01 /04/2025
BAIL ORDER
CRLP.No.3166 of 2025
ALLOWED
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