APHC010149302025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] TUESDAY ,THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3181/2025 Between: Bachhala Praveen Kumar ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. RAMINENI SUDHEER 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 herein/A3, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.01 of 2025 of Pedabayalu Police Station, registered for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 r/w 8 (c) of the NDPS Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 10.01.2025, on receipt of credible information, the Sub-Inspector of Police along with his staff and mediators rushed to Panneda Junction and caught the accused in possession of 398 Kgs of Ganja. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. 3. Heard. Perused the record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 10.01.2025 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 the contraband allegedly involved in the present crime is 398 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 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 at this stage. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ____________________ T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J 08.04.2025 Vjl