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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI TUESDAY. THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2880 OF 2025 Between:
1. Tadisetti Durga Rao, S/o. Late Venkateswara Rao, aged about 28 years, R^. Rajiv Nagar Colony, Near Elementary School, Gannavaram Krishna District, A.P.
2. Jarnpina Siva Rama Krishna, S/o. Subbayya, aged about 20 years R/o beside Ramalayam Street, Annapanenivaari Gudem Village, Musunuru Mandal, West Godavari District, A.P.
...PETITIONERS/ACCUSED No.1,2 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT Petition under Section 437 & 439 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court Pleased to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused No.1, 2 on bail pending disposal of Crime No.405/2024 of Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Gollapalli Maheswara Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the sole Respondent. The Court made the following ORDER;
APHC010134572025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2880/2025 [3369] ) • ;T' Between: Tadisetti Durga Rao and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED{S) AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The State Of Ap Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S):
1.GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA 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/Al and A2, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.405 of 2024 of Duvvada Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 8(c) read with 25 of the NDPS Act.
2. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 27.11.2024, 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 to Aganampudi tollgate and caught the accused in possession of 135 Kgs of Ganja and 2 Kgs of Hash Oil. The contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report.
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3. Heard. Perused the record.
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Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners have been in judicial custody from 27.11.2024 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 135 Kgs of Ganja and 2 Kgs of Hash Oil, which is a commercial quantity and further submits that the case is still under investigation and witnesses are to be examined. some more
6. In view of the gravity of offence and involvement of huge 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.
Sd/- P.U.V.BHASKARA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// \ To,
1. The Station House Officer, Duvvada Police Station, Visakhapatnam District.
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.. CHP HIGH COURT DATED:22/04/2025
ORDER CRLP.No.2880 of 2025 o if 2 <1 JUL 2025 Co O SxQufrent Sectjopx''^^^ DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION