THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.256 OF 2025 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/A1, seeking bail, in Crime No.55/2021 of Maredumilli Police Station, East Godavari District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner and others for the offence u/Sec.20(b)(ii)(C) read with 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 3. The case of the prosecution is that: On 28.5.2021 at about 2.15 pm, on receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the S.I Maredumilli Police Station, along with staff reached outskirts of G.M.Valasa junction towards Chinthuru road, and while they were conducting vehicle checking, they found one Ashok Leyland lorry bearing no.MH 22 AN !313 and one Hero Glamour Motorcycle bearing no.AP 39 GC 1452 coming from Chinturu and proceeding towards Maredumilli. On suspicion, the police stopped the said two vehicles and they A2 to A6 in those vehicles, and on interrogation, A2 to A6 disclosed their identity particulars and police seized 375 kgs of ganja from their 2 possession. They stated that they purchased the same from A1. A1 was arrested on 13.11.2024 and got remanded to judicial custody. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that investigation is not yet completed and some more witnesses are to be examined. 6. A perusal of the material available on record goes to show that huge quantity of ganja was seized from A2 to A6 i.e. 375 kgs of ganja and on their interrogation they disclosed that they fetched the same from this petitioner and this petitioner was arrested on 13.11.2024. As stated by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, since the investigation is at nascent stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner/A1, 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.256 of 2025 Dated: 22.01.2025 RD