APHC010206282025 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: 4365/2025 Between: Kimudu Sattibabu and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 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 petitioners/A4 and A5, seeking bail, in Crime No.54/2024 of G.Madugula Police Station, ASR District. 2. A case has been registered against the petitioners and others for the offence punishable u/Sec.111(2)(b) of B.N.S and Sec.20(b)(ii)(C), 25 r/w 8(c) of NDPS Act. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. 2 4. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 02.12.2024 at 4.00 pm, on receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and transportation of ganja, the S.I of Police, along with staff and mediators rushed to Eedulabayalu junction, G.Madugula Mandal and found four persons in suspicious circumstances. On enquiry, they disclosed their identity particulars as that of A1, A4 to A6 and police found 400 kgs of ganja in their possession. Police arrested them and remanded them to judicial custody and seized the contraband. 5. Heard. Perused the record. 6. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that 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 petitioners contended that the petitioners have been in judicial custody since 02.12.2024 and they had permanent abode and prays to allow the petition. 8. The record shows that the petitioners have been in judicial custody from 02.12.2024. The seized contraband is 400 kgs of ganja which is huge quantity. In view of bar contained under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners at this stage. 9. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ____________________________ JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO Dated: 02.5.2025 RD 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4365 of 2025 Dated: 02.5.2025 RD