IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4624 OF 2025 Between: Vanaparthi Bapiraju, S/o. Chant! babu, Age 32 years, Cast Periki, P Agraharam Village,Thondangi M, Kakinada District, N/R Pata Vooru, Mallepalli V, Gandepalli M, kakinada District ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.1 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, through the Station House Officer, Jaggampeta P.S, East Godavari District, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High court of Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT Petition under Sectioh 480 & 483 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may, be pleased to grant them bail on such terms and conditions as deemed fit directing their enlargement in Crime No. 46 of 2025 of Jaggampeta'Pdtice Station. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Crirafnal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri DUGGIRALA SUBASH, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (TG/AP) Qn .behalf of the Respondent; The Court made the following: 1218682025 ,1 .. «,■' IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) • ■%. [3369] V- ■ TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE 4', .f--; PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4624/2025 Between: Vanaparthi Bapiraju ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.DUGGIRALA SUBASH 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/A1, seeking bail, in Crime No.46/2025 of Jaggampeta Police Station, Kakinada District. A case has been registered against the petitioner and others for the offence punishable u/Sec.20(b)(ii)(C) r/w 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and 2. Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant 3. \ Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 04.3.2025 at 2.30 pm, on 4. receipt of credible information regarding illegal possession and 2 transportation of ganja, the S.l of Police along with rushed to Jagananna colony, outskirts of Jaggampeta village and conducted checking. They found eight seeing police they tried to staff and mediators persons in suspicious circumstances. On way. Then police apprehended them. On enquiry, they disclosed their identity particulars as that of A1 to A8 and ran police found 492.800 kgs of ganja in their possession. Police arrested them and remanded them to judicial custody and seized the Heard. Perused the record. contraband. 5. 6. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that major part of the investigation is completed except filing of charge sheet for report and prays to dismiss the petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that want of RFSL 7. the petitioners have been in judicial custody since 04.3.2025 and they had permanent abode and prays to allow the criminal petition. 8. The record shows that the petitioners have been in judicial custody from 04.3.2025. The seized contraband is 492.800 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 In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. petitioners at this stage. 9. Sd/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECT FICER To, 1. The 1®* Additional Sessions Judge at Rajamahendravaram. 2. The Station House Officer, Jaggampeta P.S, East Godavari District 3. One CC to Sri Duggirala Subash, Advocate [OPUC^ 4. Two CC copies to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., [OUT 5. Three CD Copies SRm (gsg) \ HIGH COURT DATED: 06/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.4624 of 2025 I 2MUN2(« Current section Wi DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION