APHC010174722025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3740/2025 Between: Rajendran and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of An dhra Rpadesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. ADAPA SUDHAKAR 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 petitioners herein/A1 to A3, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.41 of 2025 of Nakkapalli Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C) of the NDPS Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 24.02.2025, on receipt of credible information about the illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the Sub-Inspector of Police along with his staff and mediators rushed near NH-16 Road, Saripallivanipalem Village Junction and caught the accused in 2 possession of 24 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 petitioners contends that the petitioners have been in judicial custody from 24.02.2025 and prays to grant bail to the petitioners 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 24 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 petitioners. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _____________________ T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J 22.04.2025 ASR 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO Criminal Petition No.3740 of 2025 Dated: 22.04.2025 ASR