CRLP/857/2025 of Lakhan Kumar Vaishnav, Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

1 APHC010033702025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396] (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 857/2025 Between: Lakhan Kumar Vaishnav, and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 857 of 2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioners herein/A1 to A3, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.226 of 2024 of Butchiyyapeta P.S., registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with 8(c) of the NDPS, Act. 2. Brief facts of the case are that, on 22.11.2024, on receipt of credible information, the Inspector of Butchiyyapeta P.S., along with his staff and mediators rushed to the Main road, near Sugarcane Weighing Machine Point, outskirts of Butchiyyapeta Village, wh