Andhra Pradesh High Court – Amravati
Marri Prakash Marri Nagaraju, vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh on 3 July, 2025
Author: K Sreenivasa Reddy
Bench: K Sreenivasa Reddy
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IN THE HIGH COURT-OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
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THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY,
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
:PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY ;`i?I.>.l= I:tf'+ i,+
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5989 OF 2025
Betwee n :
Marri Prakash @ Marri Nagaraju, S/o. Kusunu @ Marri Kusino, aged
about 21 years, R/o. Pothurajugummala Village, Bennavaram
Panchayat, Chinthapalli Mandal, Al[uri Sitharama Raju District.
Petitioner/Accused No.2
AND
The State ofAndhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court
of Andhra Pradesh.
Respondent
Petition under Section 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C/ 480 & 483 of BNSS., is filed
praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support of the
CriminalPetition, the High Court may. be pleased to enlarge the
Petitioner/Accused No.2 on bail pending disposal of Crime No.1068/2020 of
Chodavaram P.S., now Anakapalli District.
The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the
affidavI-t filed in Support thereof and upon hearing the arguments Of Sri.
GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Advocate for the Pet-ltioner and of PUBLIC
PROSECUTOR for the Respondent;
The Court made the following ORDER:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
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THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY
Between: CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5989/2025
1.MARRI PRAKASH @ MARRI NAGARAJUH S/O. KUSUNU @ MARRI
KUSINO, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/O. POTHURAJUGUMMALA
VILLAGE, BENNAVARAM PANCHAYAT, CHINTHAPALLI MANDAL,
ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED
AND
1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor,
High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
u.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT
Petition under section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS
Praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of
Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused
No.2 on bail pending disposal of crime No.1068/2020 of Chodavaram p.s.,
now Anakapalli District
Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:
1. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO
Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:
1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Court made the following:
ORDER:
This Criminal PetitI-On, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/A2,
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seeking bail, in crime -ho.1068/2020 of Chodavaram Police Station,
Anakapalle District.
2. A case has been registered against the petitioner and others for the
offence under Sectl’on 20(b)(ii)(C) read with 8(c) of the NarcotI’C Drugs and
Psychotropic Subs-lances Act.
3. Case of the prosecution, I’n brief, iS that, On 12.10.202O at about
10.00am., on receipt of credible information regardI’ng illegal possession and
transportation of ganja, the S.I of Police, along with staff and mediators,
rushed to Gajapathinagaram Junction and started conducting vehicle
checking. At that time, they found two persons comI’ng in a Car. On seeing
polI’Ce, the inmates l’n the car stopped the car and tried to escape. Then
police apprehended one person while the other escaped. on interrogation,
he disclosed his identity particulars as Al and police seized 188 kgs of
ganja from his possession. He confessed the involvement of A2 in
transportation of the ganja. Police seized the contraband, arrested the
accused and got him remanded to judicial custody. Police arrested the
petitioner on 13.3.2025 and since then the petitioner is in J’udiCial remand.
4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public
Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-state. perused the
record.
5. Learned Assistant PublicProsecutor submits thatthe Court may pass
appropriate orders.
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6. A perusal of the material avaI’lable on record goes to show that the
petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 13.3.2025.
police on credI-ble informatI’On Seized 188 kgs of ganja from the other
accused. pursuant to the confessI|Onal statement of co-accused, the
petitioner was arrested. No incriminat[‘ng material has been seized from the
petitioner to connect the petitl’oner with the crime. Basing on the
confessional statement of co-accused, the petitioner has been arrested and
remanded to judicial custody.
7. In view of the aforesaid facts and cI-rCumStanCeS Of the case, this
court is inclI-ned tO grant bail to the petitioner/A2 herein, on the following
condjtI’OnS.
(i) The petitioner/A2 hereI-n Shall be released on his executing a
personal bond for Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand ‘only) with two
sureties for a like sum each to the satjsfactI-On Of the learned IAddjtl-onal District and sessions Judge-Gum-specI’aI Judge for Trial of
Offences under the NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam,I
(ii) on release, the petjtI-Oner Sha” appear before the station House
officer concerned once I-n 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 js allowed.
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To,
1. The I Add-ltional District & Sessions Judge -Special Judge for Trial of
offences under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam.
2. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Visakhapatnam.
3. The Station House Ofrlcer, Chodavaram Police Station, Anakapalli
District.
4. One CC to Sri. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO, Advocate [OPUC]
5. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court ofAndhra Pradesh,
Amaravati. [OUT]
6. One spare copy
JSS
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HIGH COURT
SRK, J
DATED : 03/07/2025
BAIL ORDER
CRLP.No.5989 of 2025
ALLOWED
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