APHC010033152025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 716/2025 Between: Kanteri Bijay ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. KADIYAM NEELAKANTESWARA 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 petitioner herein/A1, seeking regular bail, in Crime No.137 of 2024 of Yetapaka Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 111(2)(b) and 111(4) of the BNS and Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the NDPS Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 12.11.2024, the Sub-Inspector of Police along with his staff and mediators while conducting raid at Bojjaguppa Centre, Yetapaka, they caught hold of A1, A3 to A6 while they were in possession and transportation of Ganja of 100Kgs, which was supplied by A1 and A2 packed in 5 white color plastic bags by two cars. The 2 contraband along with other material was seized under the cover of mediators report. 3. Heard. Perused the record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 12.11.2024 and prays to grant bail to the petitioner 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 100Kgs of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity and further submits that the case is still under investigation and some more witnesses are to be examined. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that accused No. 3 in the present crime had already been granted bail by this Court. However, it is noted that the bail was granted to accused No.3 on medical grounds, based on the peculiar circumstances reflected in the record. Therefore, such a benefit cannot be extended to the petitioner herein/A1. 7. In view of the gravity of offence and involvement of commercial quantity of contraband and in view of the bar contained under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 3 8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _____________________ T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J 02.04.2025 ASR 4 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO Criminal Petition No.716 of 2025 Dated: 02.04.2025 ASR