CRLP/13/2025 of KOTHAPALLI VEERAMANI Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI MAIN CASE No.CRL.A.No.13 OF 2025 PROCEEDING SHEET SL. DATE ORDER OFFICE NO. NOTE 06. 18.02.2025 Dr.VJP, J I.A.No.1 of 2025 The instant petition under Section 389(1) Cr.P.C read with Sec. 430(1) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 3 seeking to release them on bail by suspending the sentence imposed against them, pending disposal of the criminal appeal. The Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 and 3 were convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years each and to pay fine of Rs.1,00,000/- each IDSI for six months each for the offence under Section 20 (b) (ii) (C) read with 8(c) of NDPS Act in NSC No.231 of 2018 on the file of the Court of Special Judge to try the offences under NDPS Act-cum-I Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam, dated 04.12.2024. Heard Sri D.Purnachandra Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Ms.K.Priayanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for State. Learned counsel for the Petitioners / Accused Nos.2 and 3 would submit that the case was registered against the Petitioners as they were tra