THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9364 OF 2024 ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioners/A2, A4 and A5, seeking bail, in Crime No.113/2024 of K.D.Peta Police Station, Anakapalle. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioners 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 on 04.10.2024 at about 8.00 a.m., on receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, S.I of Police, along with staff, rushed to Alluri Park and started vehicle checking. At that time, they found one Auto bearing registration no.AP 31 TN 4654 coming from Sarabannapalem Village, and on seeing police, the driver stopped the auto and four people got down from the auto and tried to escape. Then police apprehended the petitioners who are A2, A4 and A5. On interrogation, they disclosed their identity particulars and police found 181 kgs of ganja in their possession. Police seized the ganja and the vehicle and arrested the accused on 04.10.2024. 4. Heard. Perused the record. 2 5. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that investigation is at nascent stage 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 i.e. 181 kgs was seized and police arrested the petitioners on 04.10.2024. As stated by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, the investigation is at nascent stage and some more witnesses are to be examined. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners/A2, A4 and A5, at this stage. 7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Dated: 10.02.2025 RD 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9364 of 2024 Dated: 10.02.2025 RD