THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.180 OF 2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/A2, seeking bail, in Crime No.554/2024 of Pendurthy Police Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner and others for the offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 r/w 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 3. Case of the prosecution is that in 18.11.2024 at about 11.00 am, on receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the S.I. of Police, along with staff, rushed to check post, near Amaravathi water park, Saripalli, Pendurthy, Visakhapatnam and started conducting vehicle checking. They found two persons coming on a Scooty bearing registration no.AP 39 SB 0621 and on seeing police, the two persons tried to escape by turning the Scooty back. Then police apprehended them who are A1 and A2 and on interrogation, they disclosed their identity particulars and police seized 4 kgs of hash oil from them. They were arrested and got remanded to judicial custody. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 2 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that investigation is not yet completed and some more witnesses have to be examined. 6. A perusal of the material available on record goes to show that 4 kgs of hash oil was seized from the petitioner and A1, which is a huge quantity and he was arrested on 18.11.2024. As the investigation is at nascent stage and some more witnesses are to be examined, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/A2, at this stage. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Dated: 22.01.2025 RD 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.180 of 2025 Dated: 22.01.2025 RD