^ - IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4374 OF 2025 Between: Bachhala Praveen Kumar, S/o.Late Nageswarao, Aged 20 years, Occ: Jeep Driver, R/o.Gandhi Nagar, G.Madugulu Panchayat, G.Madugula Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ...Petitioners/Accused No.3 MND The State of Andhra Pradesh, through Station House Officer, Pedabayalu Police Station, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravati. ...Respondent/Complainant Petition filed under Sections 437 and 439 of Cr.P.C/Sections 480 and 483 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to release the Petitioner/A3 on bail in connection with Crime No.01 of 2025 of Pedabayalu Police Station, ASR District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Ramineni Sudheer, Advocate for Petitioner and the Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent The Court made the following: APHC010206422025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3369] FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4374/2025 Between: Bachhala Praveen Kumar ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.RAMINENI SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Petition, u/Sec.480 & 483 of the BNSS, has been filed by the petitioner/A3, seeking bail, in Crime No.01/2025 of Pedabayalu Police Station, ASR District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioner and others for the offence punishable u/Sec.111(2)(b) B.N.S and Sec.20(b)(ii)(C), 25 r/w 8(c) of NDPS Act. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. if # 2 4. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 10.01.2025 at 8.00 receipt of credible information am, on regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the S.l of Police, along with staff and mediators rushed to Panneda junction, Seekari (P) Pedabayalu (M), ASR District and found four persons in suspicious circumstances. On enquiry, they disclosed their identity particulars as that of A1 to A4 and police found 398 kgs of Police arrested them and remanded them to ganja in their possession, judicial custody and seized the contraband. Heard. Perused the record. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that 5. 6. major part of the investigation is completed except filing of charge sheet for want of RFSL report and prays to dismiss the petition. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the been in judicial custody since 10.01.2025 and he has prays to allow the petition. The record shows that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from The seized contraband is 400 kgs of ganja which is huge quantity. In view of bar contained under Section 37 of the NDPS Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. petitioner has permanent abode and 8. 10.01.2025. Act, this 9. Sd/- K SRINIVASA RAJU assistant registrar SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The Station House Officer, Pedabayalu Police Station, Visakhapatnam District 3. One CC to Sri Ramineni Sudheer, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two GO'S to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT] 5. Two CD Copies BSV (gsg) HIGH COURT DATED: 02/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4374 of 2025 I 19 JUN 2025 n Currant aeuiion . ^ fSo, dismissing the criminal petition