APHC010353762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7319/2025 Between: KORRA MAHESH ALIAS KORRA MAHESH BABU, S/O. ADINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O. LOTHUGADDA VILLAGE, CHINTHAPALLI MANDAL, ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: BALABHADRUNI MANOHAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.7319 of 2025 Dated 01.08.2025 The Court made the following: ORDER: The Criminal Petition has been filed under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the petitioner/Accused No.3 for granting of bail in connection with Crime No.261 of 2024 of Kanchikacherla Police Station, NTR District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 03.09.2024 at about 12:00 hours, acting on credible information, the Circle Inspector of Police, Nandigama Rural, along with the Tahsildar, mediators, and staff, apprehended Accused No.1 near Akshaya Hotel, NH-65, Kanchikacherla Village, as he attempted to flee. Investigation revealed that Accused Nos.1 and 2, natives of Baramati, Maharashtra, had procured 300 Kgs of Ganja from Accused No.3 at Lothugadda Junction, Visakhapatnam District, on 01.09.2024, and were transporting it in a Hyundai Creta (MH 04 M 5751) to Accused No.4 in Mumbai. Due to flooding, they halted near Akshaya Hotel. During the search, 300 Kgs of Ganja, mobile phones, ID cards, and ₹11,500/- were seized from their possession in the presence of the Tahsildar and mediators. 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.7319 of 2025 Dated 01.08.2025 3. No representation for the petitioner. Even after posting the matter under dismissal caption on 22.07.2025 and 29.07.2025, there was no representation. 4. The petitioner/Accused No.3 was arrested on 09.05.2025 on execution of P.T.Warrant. The petitioner was involved in the transportation and possession of ganja of 300 kgs with the active aid and abetment of the other accused in this case. 300 kgs is colossal quantity and commercial in nature. 5. Ms.P.Akhila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, submits that the investigation is not yet completed and some more witnesses have to be examined. The arrested of Accused Nos.2 to 4 is also pending. Thus, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. This Court is also not satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the petitioner is not guilty of the offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. Hence, there are no merits in the criminal petition and it is liable to be dismissed. 7. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 01.08.2025 JLV 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.7319 of 2025 Dated 01.08.2025 160 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7319 of 2025 Date:01.08.2025 JLV