APHC010136572025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2931/2025 Between: Pasupuleti Giribabu ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. MANIKANTA THOTA 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/A1, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.3 of 2025 of Chillakur Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) read with 8(c) of the NDPS Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, on 07.01.2025, on receipt of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of police along with his staff and mediators rushed to near Ramalayam, Kadivedu Village, Chillakur Mandal, and caught the accused in possession of 72Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. 3. Heard. Perused the record. 2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 07.01.2025 and prays to grant bail to the petitioner herein. 5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor opposed to grant bail on the ground that contraband allegedly involved in the present crime is 72Kgs of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity. 6. In view of the gravity of offence and involvement of commercial quantity of ganja and in view of the bar contained under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _____________________ T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J 26.03.2025 ASR 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO Criminal Petition No.2931 of 2025 Dated: 26.03.2025 ASR