APHC010142332025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] TUESDAY ,THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3118/2025 Between: Marri Sathibabu, ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of A P ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. PUVVALA SRINIVASA RAO 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/A3, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.13 of 2025 of Narsipatnam Rural Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with 8(c) of the NDPS Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, on 24.01.2025, on receipt of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of police along with his staff and mediators rushed to Nellimetta Junction, Narsipatnam Mandal and caught the accused in possession of 205 Kgs 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 24.01.2025 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 205 Kgs of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity and further submits that the case is still under investigation and some more witnesses are to be examined. 6. In view of the gravity of offence and involvement of huge 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 01.04.2025 ASR 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO 4 APHC010144222025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3152/2025 Between: Parapathi Reddy ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KOPPISETTI PARVATI DEVI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following Order: This Criminal Petition under Sections 480 and 483 of BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner herein/A1 seeking regular bail in Crime No.17 of 2025 of II Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam City registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 25.01.2025, on receipt of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of Police along with his staff and mediators rushed to opposite LIC building, Central Park wall, Visakhapatnam city, and caught the accused in possession of 1.5Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. 5 Criminal Petition No.3118 of 2025 Dated: 01.04.2025 ASR